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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-1514 · published 31 December 2001

CVE-2001-1514: Macromedia coldfusion vulnerability

MMacromedia · Coldfusion

ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set to "operating system," does not properly pass security context to (1) child processes created with <CFEXECUTE> and (2) child processes that call the CreateProcess function and are executed with <CFOBJECT> or end with the CFX extension, which allows attackers to execute programs with the permissions of the System account.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.4% · top 28.2%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set to "operating system," does not properly pass security context to (1) child processes created with <CFEXECUTE> and (2) child processes that call the CreateProcess function and are executed with <CFOBJECT> or end with the CFX extension, which allows attackers to execute programs with the permissions of the System account.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=22263 Vendor Advisory
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=22263 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-1514), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.