What is CVE-2021-40699?

CVE-2021-40699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-40699?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2021-40699

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE path. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

Published 2023-09-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2018, 0, 2021

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40699?: CVE-2021-40699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-40699?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.