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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2023-26359Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: adobe · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2023-26359ListedCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.8CWE-502

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user

Published: 24 Mar 2023•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 11:13 AM IST•Source identifier: psirt@adobe.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added21 Aug 2023
Due11 Sept 2023
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
9.8CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcepsirt@adobe.com
EPSS probability
17%0.170
Percentile97th
Weakness type
CWE-502
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; CRITICAL severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • adobe coldfusion · 2018; 2021 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); deserialization (CWE-502)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Find installations of the affected component and confirm the source-stated version range.Telemetry: Application inventory · Deserialization risk requires component and version evidence. · Rule deserialization

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unusual child processes or network connections from the affected service.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected behavior may support investigation but is not proof by itself. · Rule deserialization

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
21 Aug 2023
Required action due
11 Sept 2023
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
psirt@adobe.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2023-08-21helpx.adobe.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordcisa.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2023-26359
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2023-26359
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2023-26359"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.