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Arbitrary Code Execution in Adobe ColdFusion

IdentifiersCVE-2026-47928CWE-20· Improper Input Validation

CVE-2026-47928 is an improper input validation vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion affecting versions 2023.19, 2025.8, and earlier. According to the provided advisory content, insufficient validation of attacker-controlled input can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The issue does not require user interaction for exploitation, and the record notes changed scope.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The provided CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with scope changed.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure of ColdFusion services to only trusted networks, restrict access paths that could reach the vulnerable functionality, and run ColdFusion with the least privileges possible to limit the impact of code execution in the current user context. Specific vendor mitigation guidance was not provided in the supplied content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Adobe ColdFusion to a fixed version newer than 2023.19 and 2025.8. Adobe published guidance for this issue in security bulletin APSB26-64.
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