ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set to "operating system," does not properly pass security context to (1) child processes created with <CFEXECUTE> and (2) child processes that call the CreateProcess function and are executed with <CFOBJECT> or end with the CFX extension, which allows attackers to execute programs with the permissions of the System account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01422 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Macromedia |
| cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Macromedia |
- cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Macromedia
- cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Macromedia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2rr-gcf8-2w6g
References
More Macromedia Coldfusion vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00587 Buffer overflow in the WriteToLog function for JRun 3.0 through 4.0 web server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01620 Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in the missing template handler in Macromedia… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2004-01355 JRun 4.0 does not properly generate and handle the JSESSIONID, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01244 Heap-based buffer overflow in the error-handling mechanism for the IIS ISAPI handler in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-01379 Unknown vulnerability in ColdFusion Server 2.0 through 4.5.1 SP2 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-04085 ColdFusion Sandbox on Adobe (formerly Macromedia) ColdFusion MX 6.0, 6.1, 6.1 with JRun… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2001-1514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2rr-gcf8-2w6g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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