CVE-2023-26360

Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution

  • High 8.6
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Mar 2023

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Key facts

Published
23 Mar 2023
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
adobe
KEV added
15 Mar 2023
KEV fix due
5 Apr 2023
EPSS
97.339% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.898% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.6CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (adobe)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AdobeColdFusion
  • unspecified up to and including CF2018U15 (affected)
  • unspecified up to and including CF2021U5 (affected)
  • unspecified up to and including None (affected)

Timeline

  1. 15 Mar 2023 CVE-2023-26360 added to CISA KEV
  2. 15 Mar 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
  3. 23 Mar 2023 Published

Weakness

References