CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-47960

HighCVSS 7.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.46%

38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs

Summary

Improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerability in ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier. An attacker can read arbitrary files from the filesystem, accessing sensitive files outside the intended scope. User interaction is required (opening a malicious file). Scope is changed.

Risk Assessment

The risk is an attacker reading sensitive files (e.g., configuration, passwords), potentially leading to data leakage and privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Immediately update ColdFusion to a version later than 2023.19 or 2025.8 where the XXE vulnerability is fixed.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS