CVE-2016-4264
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 69.04% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 September 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 34.2% on 21 September 2026 to 69.0% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.