CVE-2026-83961
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
13.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-287
Published 2026-09-03 · modified 2026-09-09
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2026-09-03 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-09 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain limited read and write access. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.