CVE-2021-40698: ColdFusion Use of Inherently Dangerous Function Leads To Security feature bypass  

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-242

Description

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass  . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

Affected products

Adobe ColdFusion: before 2018; 2018, 2018-update1, 2018-update10, 2018-update2, 2018-update3, 2018-update4 (+6) — fixed in 2018

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe ColdFusion 2018. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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