CVE-2023-38203 is a critical deserialization-of-untrusted-data vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 17 and earlier, ColdFusion 2021 Update 7 and earlier, and ColdFusion 2023 Update 1 and earlier. Processing attacker-controlled serialized data can result in arbitrary code execution on the ColdFusion server. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 and has been actively exploited against internet-facing ColdFusion deployments.
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What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.
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Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.
14 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A previously reported ColdFusion deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability mentioned only in related content.
A critical ColdFusion deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
An Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability cited as one of the known N-days exploited by Storm-0501/Embargo for initial access.
A known vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion associated with Storm-0501's initial-access activity preceding Embargo ransomware deployment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.