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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-15961

Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

Published Sep 25, 2018 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe ColdFusion

Patch now

CVE-2018-15961 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.95%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/coldfusion · vendor Adobe ColdFusion

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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  • cpe adobe/coldfusion11.0
  • vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-15961

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-15961 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 11.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. EPSS 99.95%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 25, 2018 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-15961

    Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow for code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-15961

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-15961

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference45979

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_multi/http/coldfusion_ckeditor_file_upload

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-15961

    Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-15961

    Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow for code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.