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CVE-2026-21269

MEDIUM 4.6

Published 2026-08-11 · Last modified 2026-08-11

is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 19th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

4.6CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityLow
  • IntegrityLow
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • Access: Requires local access to the host
  • Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
  • Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-21269/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Adobe

Products Coldfusion 2025 Coldfusion 2023 Coldfusion

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
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All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 4.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • MEDIUM 4.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · NVD Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS