CVE-2026-21279 (GCVE-0-2026-21279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 16:31 – Updated: 2026-08-11 18:36
VLAI
Title
ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
Summary
is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read and limited write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-11 18:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 Affected: 0 , ≤ 2025.0.11 (custom)
Unaffected: 2025.0.12 (custom)
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Adobe ColdFusion 2023 Affected: 0 , ≤ 2023.0.22 (custom)
Unaffected: 2023.0.23 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-08-11 17:00
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