CVE-2001-1514

ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set to "operating system," does not properly pass security context to (1) child processes created with <CFEXECUTE> and (2) child processes that call the CreateProcess function and are executed with <CFOBJECT> or end with the CFX extension, which allows attackers to execute programs with the permissions of the System account.

Published: 2001-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1514 is rated High Risk (65.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.42%). EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1514

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 1.42% +1.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.26% 0.08% -0.18%
3 2024-09-17 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1514

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1514

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1514

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
macromedia coldfusion 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia coldfusion 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1514

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