High severity · published May 27, 2021
CVE-2020-10145
The Adobe ColdFusion installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\ColdFusion2021\
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
2016; 2018; 2021 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10145
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10145
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/125331
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