CVE-2026-75993: Cross-site Scripting (Reflected XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Description
ColdFusion is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into a web page, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.5high
Affected software
Adobe
ColdFusion 2025
Adobe
ColdFusion 2023
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-75993 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into opening a malicious file, which results in the injection of malicious scripts into web pages served by ColdFusion. This can lead to elevated privileges or session control for the attacker. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.5, indicating high severity, with attack vector requiring adjacent network access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and a changed scope. Confidentiality and integrity impacts are high, while availability is not affected.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to an attacker executing arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser session, potentially allowing the attacker to hijack user sessions, steal sensitive information, or perform actions on behalf of the victim. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity with high impact, but does not affect availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation information is provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution with untrusted files and avoid opening suspicious files that could trigger the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-18T18:43:30.984Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa0678dacd9273b49254df6
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 19:52:45 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 01:56:58 UTC
Last updated: 10/24/2026, 03:05:11 UTC
Views: 65
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