CVE-2023-26360
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
- Record
CVE-2023-26360- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-30181
8.6
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
- Record
EUVD-2023-30181- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p86r-cr5m-73hp
8.6
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are...
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
- Record
GHSA-p86r-cr5m-73hp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Adobe ColdFusion contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-26360- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
- Record
CVE-2023-26360- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Adobe ColdFusion Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2023-03-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | yosef0x01/CVE-2023-26360 | 2023-12-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | jakabakos/CVE-2023-26360-adobe-coldfusion-rce-exploit | 2024-05-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | CuriousLearnerDev/ColdFusion_EXp | 2024-09-03 |
| PoC in GitHub | H3rm1tR3b0rn/CVE-2023-26360-RCE | 2025-10-28 |
| PoC in GitHub | joaoaugustom/Adobe_ColdFusion_RCE_Unauthenticated | 2026-05-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | DefaultCh40s/CVE-2023-26360 | 2026-11-04 |
| Nuclei | Adobe ColdFusion - Local File Read | |
| Metasploit | Adobe ColdFusion Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits | PoC in GitHub | |
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26360 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Adobe Coldfusion, published March 23, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 15, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since March 15, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172079/Adobe-ColdFusion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-26360
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26360
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p86r-cr5m-73hp