--- title: "CVE-2026-106616: ColdFusion - XML External Entity Injection" description: "ColdFusion contains an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references, letting attackers read arbitrary files, exploit requires no user interaction." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-106616/ --- # CVE-2026-106616 ColdFusion - XML External Entity Injection ColdFusion contains an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references, letting attackers read arbitrary files, exploit requires no user interaction. CVSS base score 8.6 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.53% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106616) ## Details Type XML External Entity Injection Impact File System Read, Information Disclosure CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Published 13 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-611](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) ## Vendor fix Update to the latest version of ColdFusion. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106616](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106616) - [https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-144.html](https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-144.html) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)