CVE-2026-71384: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read and write access, potentially resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-71384 is an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. It enables an attacker to bypass security features, resulting in unauthorized read and write access to the application. This vulnerability can cause a denial-of-service condition. The affected component is normally limited to an administrative network zone, reducing exposure. The attack vector is adjacent network (AV:A), with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized read and write access, potentially causing a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default, exposure is limited to that environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the administrative network zone and monitor for suspicious activity. No vendor advisory or patch links are currently provided.
CVE-2026-71384: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Description
is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read and write access, potentially resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Adobe
ColdFusion 2025
Adobe
ColdFusion 2023
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-71384 is an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. It enables an attacker to bypass security features, resulting in unauthorized read and write access to the application. This vulnerability can cause a denial-of-service condition. The affected component is normally limited to an administrative network zone, reducing exposure. The attack vector is adjacent network (AV:A), with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized read and write access, potentially causing a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default, exposure is limited to that environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the administrative network zone and monitor for suspicious activity. No vendor advisory or patch links are currently provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-06T09:00:49.999Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7b5477bf8831d539106d21
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 17:13:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 13:47:48 UTC
Views: 62
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