Description
ColdFusion is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Prompt Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

ColdFusion is affected by an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that can cause an application denial‑of‑service. An attacker can trigger the issue with crafted input, leading to exhaustion of system resources. The vulnerability does not require user interaction, so it can be exploited remotely.

Affected Systems

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023 and 2025 are affected. No sub‑version ranges are listed, so all releases within these product lines are potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a moderate impact on availability. EPSS is not available and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, so the exact exploitation likelihood is unknown. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is network‑based; an attacker can send repetitive or large requests to trigger resource exhaustion without needing any user interaction.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 14:02 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe ColdFusion security patch for the 2023 and 2025 releases when it becomes available.
  • Configure ColdFusion to limit resource usage, including request concurrency limits, time‑out settings, and memory usage thresholds.
  • Deploy network‑level rate limiting or an application firewall to block excessive request patterns.
  • Monitor application metrics and logs for abnormal resource usage spikes.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 14:02 UTC.

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History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Adobe coldfusion
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Vendors & Products Adobe coldfusion

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +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, 08 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ColdFusion is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Title ColdFusion | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Coldfusion Coldfusion 2023 Coldfusion 2025
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T18:44:41.288Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T18:44:44.348Z

Link: CVE-2026-76000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T20:56:08.936Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:23.893

Modified: 2026-09-18T14:22:21.227

Link: CVE-2026-76000

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T15:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption