Hazard

Is CVE-2023-29298 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Adobe · ColdFusion

CVSS 7.5 EPSS 100% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 10 August 2023

What it is

Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 100%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2023-08-10) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:

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