Adobe ColdFusion cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Adobe ColdFusion. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-71386. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

is affected by a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-71386 since 08/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 08/12/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Adobe

Name

• ColdFusion

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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