CVE-2024-20767
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 6 January 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 98.51% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 July 2025
- CISA KEV
- Listed 16 December 2024 · due 6 January 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 98.5% since 26 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/apsb24-14.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20767
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
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-20767Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.