CVE-2026-75996: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Description
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 contains an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) that can be exploited remotely without user interaction to cause an application denial-of-service by exhausting system resources. This affects versions up to and including 2025.0.13 and 2023.0.25. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5. No official patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Adobe
ColdFusion 2025
Adobe
ColdFusion 2023
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-75996 is an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025 that allows an unauthenticated attacker to exhaust system resources, leading to an application denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be triggered remotely. The affected versions include all releases up to and including 2025.0.13 and 2023.0.25. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting a high severity impact on availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial-of-service of the ColdFusion application by exhausting system resources. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. The attack can be performed remotely without authentication or user interaction, making it a significant availability risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, monitor for unusual resource consumption and consider implementing resource limits or other protective controls at the system level to mitigate potential denial-of-service conditions.
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: 6ace99952cdf04f656ad11d7
Added to database: 10/13/2026, 20:50:29 UTC
Last enriched: 10/13/2026, 21:04:17 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 00:08:29 UTC
Views: 6
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