Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2026-48321ColdFusion | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity incorrect authorization in ColdFusion 2023 from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.3Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion 2025	0 – through 10
Adobe	ColdFusion 2023	0 – through 21

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-82.html vendor-advisory