CVE-2023-26360: Adobe ColdFusion · Improper Access Control
Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 5 Apr 2023 · public exploit available (Metasploit) · 97% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Adobe ColdFusion now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
- EPSS
- 97.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Mar 2023
Detectable: evidence found.
Weaponised: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 8 days before disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Adobe Systems Incorporated
, 29 days before disclosure
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 8 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 13 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.