CVE-2026-83961
CVE-2026-83961
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain limited 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 Authentication
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-83961?
- CVE-2026-83961 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-83961?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.