Auth bypass in Adobe Coldfusion
CVE-2026-48321
ColdFusion is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read and write access. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2023, 2025
- Adobe Coldfusion 2023 — versions 0, 22
- Adobe Coldfusion 2025 — versions 0, 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-82.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48321?
- CVE-2026-48321 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48321?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.