Unauthenticated privilege escalation
Published Jul 14, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Adobe ColdFusion allows remote attackers to gain privileged read and write access without authentication. Adobe has not disclosed the vulnerable component or the authorization operation that mishandles an attacker-controlled request. ColdFusion 2025 Update 10 and earlier and ColdFusion 2023 Update 21 and earlier are affected; the component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default, and no user interaction is required.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Adobe ColdFusion allows remote attackers to gain privileged read and write access without authentication. Adobe has not disclosed the vulnerable component or the authorization operation that mishandles an attacker-controlled request. ColdFusion 2025 Update 10 and earlier and ColdFusion 2023 Update 21 and earlier are affected; the component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default, and no user interaction is required.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-48321
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- ColdFusion
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1068
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=10
- Affected versionversion=0 <=21
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