CVE-2023-26359 (GCVE-0-2023-26359)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-23 00:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data ()
Summary
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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Impacted products
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Date added: 2023-08-21

Due date: 2023-09-11

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26359

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