CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2023-38205
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- ColdFusion
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 99.8%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Added to KEV
Is CVE-2023-38205 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-38205 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on . CISA only lists a CVE when it has reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 99.8% (scored October 14, 2026).
- CISA KEV[ LISTED ]
- ENISA EUVD (exploited)[ — ]
- CIRCL KEV[ — ]
Catalog snapshot 2026-10-19. Full cross-catalog view: /kev-comparison
What to do
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by (21 days after listing) under BOD 22-01. Everyone else: that deadline is a sensible upper bound, not a target. Vendor guidance and the NVD record are linked under Source above.
Other Adobe ColdFusion CVEs we track
| CVE / Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Added to KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48325 Adobe ColdFusion missing authentication — CVSS 9.3write-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.3 | 0.6% | — |
| CVE-2026-48322 Adobe ColdFusion code injection — CVSS 9.6write-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.6 | 1.2% | — |
| CVE-2026-48321 Adobe ColdFusion authorization bypass — CVSS 9.3write-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.3 | 0.4% | — |
| CVE-2026-48319 Adobe ColdFusion path traversal — CVSS 9.1write-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.1 | 1.4% | — |
| CVE-2026-48284 Adobe ColdFusion input-validation failure — CVSS 9.6write-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.6 | 0.5% | — |
| CVE-2026-48318 Adobe ColdFusion path traversalwrite-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.9 | 1.1% | — |
| CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion path-traversal to arbitrary code executionwrite-up | [ CRITICAL ] | 10.0 | 42.4% | |
| CVE-2017-3066 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization Vulnerability | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.8 | 90.6% |