# Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control · pwn.watch

> Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access or modify restricted files via an internet-exposed admin panel. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-12-16.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-coldfusion-cve-2024-20767 · generated 2026-10-22T22:41:49.181Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Adobe ColdFusion
- Started: 2024-03-18 · closed: 2024-12-16
- CVEs: CVE-2024-20767
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-12-16: CISA added CVE-2024-20767 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2025-01-06) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-03-18: CVE-2024-20767 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20767)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-coldfusion-cve-2024-20767 · status: closed (closed Dec 16, 2024) · severity: high · updated Dec 16, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access or modify restricted files via an internet-exposed admin panel. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-12-16.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.4 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Adobe ColdFusion
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-20767

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Dec 16, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-20767 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2025-01-06)
- Mar 18, 2024: CVE-2024-20767 published

## Advisories
- [Adobe advisory: CVE-2024-20767](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.html) (Adobe)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-20767](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20767) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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