CVE-2020-10145

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Published May 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Adobe ColdFusion installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\ColdFusion2021\. By default, unprivileged users can create files in this directory structure, which creates a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

ColdFusion

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2021`	affected	—
`2018`	affected	—
`2016`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:-::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-2608	The Adobe ColdFusion installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\ColdFusion2021\. By default, unprivileged users can create files in this directory structure, which creates a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.501% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/125331

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Coldfusion

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: May 27, 2021, 8:55 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:50 AM
Reserved: Mar 5, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 27, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:47 AM

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