CVE-2026-47960
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
- Record
CVE-2026-47960- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35831
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35831- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mwf-3w9j-82vf
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML...
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
- Record
GHSA-3mwf-3w9j-82vf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
- Record
CVE-2026-47960- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-47960 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Adobe Coldfusion, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.