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CVE-2018-15961

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

9.0/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
Fresh EPSS: 99.95%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

cyfirma

Press · 20 Aug 2025, 07:00 · EXECUTIVE THREAT LANDSCAPE REPORT : SAUDI ARABIA - cyfirma

GreyNoise

Press · 27 May 2025, 07:00 · Coordinated Cloud-Based Scanning Operation Targets 75 Known Exposure Points in One Day - GreyNoise

Rapid7

Press · 16 Dec 2024, 08:00 · 2024 Threat Landscape Statistics: Ransomware Activity, Vulnerability Exploits, and Attack Trends - Rapid7

Qualys

Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys

BleepingComputer

Press · 22 Mar 2021, 07:00 · Critical code execution vulnerability fixed in Adobe ColdFusion - BleepingComputer

See all 11 source documents

Tripwire

Press · 18 Dec 2020, 08:00 · VERT Alert: SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack - Tripwire

Sophos

Press · 10 Dec 2020, 08:00 · Reassuring Sophos customers following the theft of Mandiant/FireEye tools - Sophos

TechTarget

Press · 09 Dec 2020, 08:00 · FireEye red team tools stolen in cyber attack - TechTarget

TechTarget

Press · 09 Dec 2020, 08:00 · FireEye red team tools stolen in cyber attack - TechTarget

BleepingComputer

Press · 23 Apr 2020, 07:00 · NSA: Hackers exploit these vulnerabilities to deploy backdoors - BleepingComputer

Help Net Security

Press · 23 Apr 2020, 07:00 · Web shell malware continues to evade many security tools - Help Net Security

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #45979 2018-12-11

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:57.542231+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

25 Sep 2018, 13:00

First press mention

23 Apr 2020, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Nov 2021, 00:00

Latest press mention

20 Aug 2025, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57

PoCs on GitHub

1 repositories