CVE-2026-27282 | ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Published: 2026-04-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-27282 is rated Moderate Risk (46.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule 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-2026-27282

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 0.56% 0.69% +0.13%
2 2026-05-16 0.52% 0.56% +0.05%
3 2026-04-20 0.52%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-27282

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-27282

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-27282

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-27282

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