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CVE-2023-26360: Adobe ColdFusion · Improper Access Control

Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5

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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

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Mar 2023

  2. Weaponised: evidence found.

    2 Metasploit modules

  3. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 8 days before disclosure

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Adobe Systems Incorporated

    , 29 days before disclosure

  2. , 8 days before disclosure

  3. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  4. 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

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.

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