Adobe ColdFusion: Code injection allows arbitrary code execution
Summary
Adobe ColdFusion 2023 and 2025 contain a code injection flaw (CWE-94) that can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ColdFusion service. According to the CVE record, no user interaction or privileges are required and the attack can be carried out over the network. Because the scope is changed, an attacker could affect resources beyond the ColdFusion component itself.
Affected
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025 up to and including 2025.0.13
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023 up to and including 2023.0.25
- Platform: All
Fixed in
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025 Update 14 (2025.0.14)
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023 Update 26 (2023.0.26)
- Fixed in the security update APSB26-144 released October 13, 2026
Workaround
Unknown. No workaround is documented for this CVE. The vendor only recommends keeping the JDK/JRE LTS version current. The WebSocket invocation changes in 2023 Update 26 need application testing and are not an interim mitigation.
Exploitation
- Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for the issues in this bulletin.
- No public proof-of-concept was found in the research.
- CISA SSVC assessment: Exploitation: none, Automatable: yes, Technical Impact: total.
- Separate ColdFusion flaw CVE-2026-48282 is known to be exploited in the wild; it is a different CVE.
Our recommendation
- Inventory all ColdFusion instances, including internal and forgotten ones.
- Patch internet-facing and unauthenticated-reachable instances first, within days.
- Treat the patch as priority 1, because the bulletin's version table marks the fixed releases as priority 1, although its summary says priority 2.
- Test the update against your applications before rollout.
- Check the bulletin APSB26-144 for the per-CVE CVSS score; sources differ (10.0 vs. 9.8).
- Review logs for suspicious web-server child processes or unexpected files.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-144 www.adobe.com
- ColdFusion 2025 updates (Adobe guide) guides.adobe.com
- ColdFusion 2023 Release Update 26 (Adobe guide) guides.adobe.com
- Strix CVE-2026-106624 www.strix.ai
- Zero Day Initiative: October 2026 security update review www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Ivanti: October 2026 Patch Tuesday www.ivanti.com
- Tenable Nessus plugin 366551 www.tenable.com
- Blacktree: Adobe October 2026 security fixes blacktree.nl
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 30 Oct 2026, 14:16.
Original description (NVD)
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') 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. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- 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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