Adobe ColdFusion: Incorrect authorization allows arbitrary code execution
Summary
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 (up to 2025.0.13) and ColdFusion 2023 (up to 2023.0.25) contain an incorrect authorization flaw. An attacker with a low-privileged local account can execute arbitrary code in the context of the ColdFusion service, with a changed scope and without user interaction. Adobe is not aware of exploits in the wild, but ColdFusion flaws have been exploited quickly after public details emerged in 2026.
Affected
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025: 0 to 2025.0.13
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023: 0 to 2023.0.25
Fixed in
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025: update to 2025.0.14 (Update 14)
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023: update to 2023.0.26 (Update 26)
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor workaround identified; apply the update.
Exploitation
- Adobe is not aware of exploits in the wild for the issues in bulletin APSB26-144.
- No public proof of concept found for this CVE.
- Not known to be listed in the CISA KEV catalogue (not verified directly).
Our recommendation
- Update ColdFusion 2025 to 2025.0.14 or ColdFusion 2023 to 2023.0.26 as a priority, then test the applications.
- Review accounts with local logon rights on ColdFusion servers and limit local and administrator access.
- Check the full CVE list of bulletin APSB26-144, as the same update covers many other CVEs.
- Monitor the ColdFusion servers for unexpected processes started by the ColdFusion service.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-144 www.adobe.com
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025 Updates guides.adobe.com
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023 Updates guides.adobe.com
- Zero Day Initiative: October 2026 Security Update Review www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Tenable Nessus plugin 366551 www.tenable.com
- ThreatInt CVE-2026-106090 cve.threatint.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 17:11.
Original description (NVD)
ColdFusion is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
NVD references (1)
Sources
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- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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