CVE-2018-4939
Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run ColdFusion, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ColdFusion | Adobe | 11.0; 2016 | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2018-4939 scored CVSS 9.8: Adobe ColdFusion, Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched ColdFusion systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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