Description
is affected by an Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain limited unauthorized write access, causing a limited disruption to availability. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Published: 2026-08-11
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: 15.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: Security feature bypass leading to limited unauthorized write access and availability disruption
Action: Patch if available
AI Analysis

Impact

An Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability causes a security feature bypass. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker with low privileges could inject content that is not correctly sanitized, enabling limited unauthorized write access. The attack can disrupt availability at a limited level. No user interaction is required to exploit the flaw.

Affected Systems

Adobe ColdFusion 2023 and Adobe ColdFusion 2025 are affected. The affected versions include ColdFusion 2023 from update1 through update20 (plus the base 2023 release) and ColdFusion 2025 from update1 through update9 (plus the base 2025 release).

Risk and Exploitability

Based on the description, it is inferred that the attack vector is likely through web interfaces where crafted input can be supplied to the ColdFusion application without requiring user interaction. The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of 15% suggests a moderate likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 5, 2026 at 16:20 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the official Adobe ColdFusion update referenced in the vendor advisory.
  • Validate and encode or escape all user‑supplied output before rendering or execution, following secure coding best practices for the application.
  • Limit write permissions for low‑privileged accounts on critical directories and configuration files to contain the impact of a potential bypass.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 5, 2026 at 16:20 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Adobe coldfusion
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe coldfusion

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe coldfusion 2023
Adobe coldfusion 2025
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe coldfusion 2023
Adobe coldfusion 2025

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description is affected by an Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain limited unauthorized write access, causing a limited disruption to availability. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Title ColdFusion | Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (CWE-116)
Weaknesses CWE-116
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Coldfusion Coldfusion 2023 Coldfusion 2025
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T22:33:57.284Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T15:28:38.142Z

Link: CVE-2026-48376

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T18:35:18.998Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-11T17:17:59.877

Modified: 2026-08-28T00:17:56.180

Link: CVE-2026-48376

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-05T16:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-116

    Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output