CVE-2020-9672 Privilege escalation in Adobe ColdFusion 2016
Attackers can exploit DLL search-order hijacking in Adobe ColdFusion to escalate privileges on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9672?
CVE-2020-9672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 17 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe ColdFusion 2016 update 15 and earlier versions, and ColdFusion 2018 update 9 and earlier versions have a dll search-order hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9672?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9672?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9672 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9672 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion
- CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-38203 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29300 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-26359 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2018-15961 Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6cv-ghpp-phc2.