CVE-2018-15958 — Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

01What is this vulnerability?

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier versions

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-09-25T13:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-05-06T14:45:18.167Z

09References

• helpx.adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105313