CVE-2026-48282
Critical 10.0 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Description
ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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10.0 (CRITICAL)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 42% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
Affected products
adobe: coldfusion
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026… US Government Resource