CVEs / CVE-2023-38204
CVE-2023-38204: Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (from the CNA)
- EPSS 69.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe ColdFusion | up to and including cf2023U2 | — |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 6 Nov 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by the CNA ([email protected]) |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
References
- CVE-2023-38204 on NVD
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html Vendor Advisory
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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