{"id":"CVE-2016-4264","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-4264","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:14:47.740Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2016-09-01T23:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:47:15.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.6,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["adobe/coldfusion"],"epss":{"score":0.69044,"percentile":0.99355,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.3419,"percentile":0.98373},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.69044,"percentile":0.99321}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-09-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40346,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe ColdFusion < 11 Update 10 - XML External Entity Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/40346.py","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/40346.py","published":"2016-09-07","added":"2016-09-07","updated":"2016-09-07","author":"Dawid Golunski","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-4264"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.69044,"from":0.3419,"percentile":0.99321},"summary":"EPSS moved from 34.2% to 69.0% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.3419,"from":0.69044,"percentile":0.98373},"summary":"EPSS moved from 69.0% to 34.2% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/","source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4264","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}