Adobe ColdFusion up to 2023.19/2025.8 improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2023.19/2025.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-47930. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2023.19/2025.8. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read and write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-47930 since 05/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• ColdFusion

Version

• 2023.0
• 2023.1
• 2023.2
• 2023.3
• 2023.4
• 2023.5
• 2023.6
• 2023.7
• 2023.8
• 2023.9
• 2023.10
• 2023.11
• 2023.12
• 2023.13
• 2023.14
• 2023.15
• 2023.16
• 2023.17
• 2023.18
• 2023.19
• 2025.0
• 2025.1
• 2025.2
• 2025.3
• 2025.4
• 2025.5
• 2025.6
• 2025.7
• 2025.8

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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