---
title: "CVE-2026-75998: ColdFusion - Broken Access Control"
description: "ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows attackers to read arbitrary files outside intended access scope, letting attackers access sensitive files without user interaction."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-75998/
---

# CVE-2026-75998 ColdFusion - Broken Access Control

ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows attackers to read arbitrary files outside intended access scope, letting attackers access sensitive files without user interaction.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.82% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75998)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

8 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-284](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.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-2026-75998](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75998)
- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-119.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-119.html)

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- 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

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