CVE-2026-21269: Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. When a victim visits a page containing the injected script, the malicious JavaScript may execute in their browser. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 4.6 and requires user interaction to exploit.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-21269 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. It allows an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields that are stored and later rendered in a victim's browser, leading to script execution. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.6, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of user data. There is no impact on system availability. The attack requires the attacker to have low privileges and the victim to interact with the malicious content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time. Users should monitor Adobe's advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
CVE-2026-21269: Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Description
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. When a victim visits a page containing the injected script, the malicious JavaScript may execute in their browser. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 4.6 and requires user interaction to exploit.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.6medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-21269 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. It allows an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields that are stored and later rendered in a victim's browser, leading to script execution. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.6, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of user data. There is no impact on system availability. The attack requires the attacker to have low privileges and the victim to interact with the malicious content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time. Users should monitor Adobe's advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-12T22:01:18.187Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b546ebf8831d539106b4e
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 00:00:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 01:09:12 UTC
Views: 4
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