Why Patching ColdFusion Without a JDK Update Still Leaves Your Server Exposed | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions
Applying the latest Adobe ColdFusion security update (APSB) does not update the underlying Oracle JDK that ColdFusion runs on. Adobe ships ColdFusion 2021 with Java 11, 2023 with Java 17, and 2025 with Java 21 — but the bundled JRE folder is frozen at whatever Java version shipped with the installer. Oracle releases JDK security patches quarterly, and recent Critical Patch Updates have closed unauthenticated, network-exploitable flaws in Java SE itself. If your CF team patches CF but never touches the JDK, your server keeps every Java-level CVE Oracle has fixed since your install — even after every APSB is current. The fix is a separate, manual JDK update process documented by Adobe. Read More