Security News > 2021 > March > Critical code execution vulnerability fixed in Adobe ColdFusion
Adobe has released out-of-band security updates to address a critical vulnerability impacting ColdFusion versions 2021, 2016, and 2018.
Today's emergency updates patch an arbitrary code execution security flaw caused by an Improper Input Validation software vulnerability.
Adobe released ColdFusion 2016 Update 17, ColdFusion 2018 Update 11, and ColdFusion 2021 Update 1 to patch the vulnerability and said that all previous versions before these patches are vulnerable to attacks.
Adobe recommends administrators install the security updates as soon as possible and apply the security configuration settings outlined in the ColdFusion 2021, ColdFusion 2018, and ColdFusion 2016 lockdown guides.
"Applying the ColdFusion update without a corresponding JDK update will NOT secure the server."
Chinese-speaking cybercrime group Rocke was also observed earlier that year while dropping cryptomining malware on Internet-exposed by exploiting Adobe ColdFusion servers unpatched against similar bugs.
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