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ColdfusionApplication · Adobe

CVE-2026-48325

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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98/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
No privileges Zero-click 5 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
ColdFusion is affected by a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

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Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

ColdFusion contains a missing authentication vulnerability for a critical function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user without any user interaction. The changed scope indicates the vulnerability impacts components beyond the vulnerable component itself.

MitigationApply vendor-provided ColdFusion security patches immediately, restrict network exposure of ColdFusion administration endpoints, and verify the patch does not introduce regressions in critical application workflows.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ColdfusionApplication
Affected:= 2023= 2025

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify ColdFusion installation and version
    Check the ColdFusion installation directory for version file, or query the Administrator login page which typically displays the version. Common paths: C:\ColdFusion2023\ or /opt/ColdFusion2023/ or check the cfusion context for versioninfo.cfm
    Affected if Installed version is exactly 2023 or 2025 (any update level)
  2. Verify ColdFusion Administrator is network-accessible
    Attempt to access the ColdFusion Administrator URL from an external host: http(s)://<hostname>/CFIDE/administrator/ or /cf2023/administrator/ depending on installation context
    Affected if The Administrator interface responds to requests from untrusted network locations (not localhost/127.0.0.1)
  3. Check Administrator authentication enforcement
    Review the server.xml or WEB-INF/cfusion/etc/neo-security.xml file to verify the admin.servers.enabled or authentication enforcement settings. Attempt an unauthenticated request to the Administrator endpoint
    Affected if The Administrator accepts requests without requiring valid credentials or session tokens
  4. Confirm network exposure of admin ports
    Review firewall rules and web server configuration to determine if port 8500 (default ColdFusion) or the configured admin port is open to untrusted networks or the internet
    Affected if ColdFusion admin ports are accessible from untrusted network segments or the public internet

A system is affected if it runs Adobe ColdFusion 2023 or 2025 and has its Administrator interface accessible from untrusted networks without enforced authentication.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-provided ColdFusion security patches immediately, restrict network exposure of ColdFusion administration endpoints, and verify the patch does not introduce regressions in critical application workflows.

Fix this in Coldfusion Scoped from the published advisory
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