CVE-2026-83961 ColdFusion | Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
An attacker can bypass authentication in Adobe ColdFusion to gain limited read and write access, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-83961?
CVE-2026-83961 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 3 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain limited read and write access. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-83961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2026-83961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-83961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-83961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-83961 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-hqq8-9486-v237.