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CVE-2001-1514

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0800%
EPSS Percentile9.49th
PublishedDec 31, 2001
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Macromedia

Coldfusion

= 4.5
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Macromedia

Coldfusion

= 5.0

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