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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-42341

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 36.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
36.33% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
adobe/coldfusion
Source
psirt@adobe.com
EPSS trend
0%20%40%3 November 2026: 36.33%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 36.3% since 3 November 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.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.