The Adobe ColdFusion installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\ColdFusion2021\
Published May 27, 2021
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
Description
The Adobe ColdFusion installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\ColdFusion2021\. By default, unprivileged users can create files in this directory structure, which creates a privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Affected products
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- Version 2016StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2018StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2021StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | ColdFusion | n/a |
|
- 2016
- 2018
- 2021
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 40.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 38.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 43.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 39.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.15% (0.04147) | 68.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11274) | 88.25th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11274) | 88.10th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 2.75% (0.02754) | 81.04th | v1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | 2.75% (0.02754) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 28, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/125331 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/125331 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
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