CVE-2023-26360 (GCVE-0-2023-26360)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | ColdFusion |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ CF2018U15
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ CF2021U5 (custom) Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom) |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-284 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | ColdFusion |
| Due Date | 2023-04-05 |
| Date Added | 2023-03-15 |
| Vendorproject | Adobe |
| Vulnerabilityname | Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution |
| Cve Id | CVE-2023-26360 |
| Vendor | Adobe |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | ColdFusion |
| Added Date | 2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.6 |
| Epss Score | 0.97339 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99897 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2023-26360 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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