CVE-2026-71387: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
ColdFusion is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The flaw exists in a component restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation does not require user interaction or privileges, increasing the risk of remote exploitation within the administrative network. The CVSS v3.1 score is 8.8 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation has been published as of the advisory date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerable component is limited to an administrative network zone, exploitation is likely constrained to attackers with network access to that zone. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict network access to the administrative zone and monitor for unauthorized activity. No vendor-provided mitigation or temporary fix is currently documented.
CVE-2026-71387: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Description
ColdFusion is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Adobe
ColdFusion 2025
Adobe
ColdFusion 2023
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The flaw exists in a component restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation does not require user interaction or privileges, increasing the risk of remote exploitation within the administrative network. The CVSS v3.1 score is 8.8 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation has been published as of the advisory date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerable component is limited to an administrative network zone, exploitation is likely constrained to attackers with network access to that zone. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict network access to the administrative zone and monitor for unauthorized activity. No vendor-provided mitigation or temporary fix is currently documented.
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: 6a7b5477bf8831d539106d27
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 17:12:00 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 01:47:44 UTC
Views: 52
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