Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A remotely reachable ColdFusion flaw can let a highly privileged attacker turn unsafe database input into code execution under the application’s current user. No user interaction is required. Successful exploitation could expose data, alter systems, or disrupt service. The supplied evidence does not establish active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as an urgent remediation item for affected, network-accessible ColdFusion systems. Prioritize systems holding sensitive data or reachable by privileged external users. High privileges are required, but successful exploitation could produce full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact across a security boundary.
Technical view
CVE-2026-75746 is a CWE-89 SQL injection vulnerability with CVSS 3.1 score 9.1. It is network-accessible, low-complexity, requires high privileges, needs no user interaction, and changes scope. Successful exploitation can execute arbitrary code as the current user, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Potential exposure includes ColdFusion 2025 and ColdFusion 2023 installations matching the supplied affected-version entries, especially network-accessible systems where an attacker can obtain high-privilege access. The bundle encodes versions as 0–13 and 0–24 respectively; administrators should confirm exact affected update ranges in Adobe’s advisory.
Exploitation context
Exploitation requires high privileges but no victim interaction, reducing exposure to unauthenticated attackers while making compromised privileged accounts particularly dangerous. The low-complexity, network-accessible path and possible code execution justify urgent handling. The CVE is not identified as KEV, and the supplied sources provide no evidence of exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The supplied version records use paired values, 0–13 for ColdFusion 2025 and 0–24 for ColdFusion 2023, without explaining boundary semantics. Confirm exact affected and corrected update levels with Adobe. No public exploit, indicators of compromise, attack path details, or active-exploitation evidence are included in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Consult Adobe advisory APSB26-119 for the exact fixed versions and installation instructions.
- Apply Adobe’s recommended remediation to affected ColdFusion installations as soon as operationally feasible.
- Restrict ColdFusion management and application interfaces to trusted networks and authorized users.
- Review and reduce privileged ColdFusion accounts until remediation is complete.
- Use least-privilege service accounts to limit the impact of possible code execution.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ColdFusion 2025 and 2023 installations, including their installed update levels.
- Compare each installation against the affected and fixed versions documented in APSB26-119.
- Confirm Adobe’s remediation installed successfully and services returned to their expected versions.
- Verify privileged access paths are restricted and unnecessary accounts are disabled.
- Review application, database, authentication, and system logs for unexplained privileged activity or code execution.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H2.36adobeVulnerability scoring details
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9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-119.htmlCVE reference, adobe · vendor-advisory
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.