Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2026-83961ColdFusion | Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication 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)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | ColdFusion 2025 | 0 – through 2025.0.11 |
| Adobe | ColdFusion 2023 | 0 – through 2023.0.22 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L