# CVE-2024-20767: Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-20767-adobe-coldfusion-improper-access-control-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-16. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-20767 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.4 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-12-16

Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for arbitrary file system read and modification. Exploitation requires the admin panel to be exposed to the internet but does not require user interaction.

Technologies: [Adobe ColdFusion](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/coldfusion). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-20767 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-20767 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 16 December 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-20767?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 16 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe ColdFusion 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-20767?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-20767 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-20767?** Check whether you run Adobe ColdFusion. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Adobe ColdFusion 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2024-03-18: disclosed: New CVE received from Adobe Systems Incorporated
- 2024-12-16: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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- [Adobe ColdFusion uncontrolled resource consumption denial-of-service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-75996-coldfusion-is-affected-by-an-uncontrolled-resource-consumption)
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