CVE-2017-3066
Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 March 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 3 and earlier, ColdFusion 11 update 11 and earlier, ColdFusion 10 Update 22 and earlier have a Java deserialization vulnerability in the Apache BlazeDS library. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 90.60% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 7 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 24 February 2025 · due 17 March 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 90.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3066
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98003Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038364Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43993/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98003Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038364Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43993/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-3066US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.