CVE-2017-3066
Published 2017-04-27 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source psirt@adobe.com
Summary
CVE-2017-3066 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 24, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 17, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Adobe has 82 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 11 of them linked to ransomware.
All 82 known-exploited Adobe vulnerabilities →Description
Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 3 and earlier, ColdFusion 11 update 11 and earlier, ColdFusion 10 Update 22 and earlier have a Java deserialization vulnerability in the Apache BlazeDS library. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Adobe — ColdFusion
Name: Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-02-24 · Due: 2025-03-17
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98003
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038364
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43993/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98003
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038364
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43993/

