Is CVE-2018-15961 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2018-15961 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-15961?

CVE-2018-15961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-15961?

CVE-2018-15961 has an EPSS score of 99.95% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-15961?

No published fix for CVE-2018-15961 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-05-03. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-15961

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-05-03

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

99.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow for code execution.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory1

helpx.adobe.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2016-3088	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-23.