---
id: "CVE-2024-20767"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-20767"]
title: "adobe coldfusion: ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.4
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Adobe ColdFusion", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe coldfusion", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2021", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe coldfusion", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2023", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["adobe-coldfusion", "exploited", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["admin-panel-not-internet-exposed", "managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2024-03-18T12:15:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-20767", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20767", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
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# adobe coldfusion: ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could…

Adobe ColdFusion has an improper access control flaw that lets an attacker reach and change restricted files through an internet-exposed admin panel. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe ColdFusion affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:adobe coldfusion affected = 2021 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe coldfusion affected = 2023 fixed ?

## How to check

Check whether the ColdFusion administrator panel is reachable from the internet.

## Fix

Apply the mitigations from Adobe's vendor advisory, or stop using the product if no mitigation is available. Exact fixed versions: unknown.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-20767
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20767

## From the sources

ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

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