CVE-2026-48282: critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2023
ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Published · Updated
100Vexday Risk Score
Patch now. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a working public exploit.
ssvc Actcvss 10epss 42%
from disclosure to weapon6 days
Published on NVDJun 30
1st PoC+6d
CISA KEV+7d
exploitation probability
42%top 1% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesCISA + VulnCheck
5 public exploit(s)
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2026-07-10
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
public PoCs found — 5
githubgithub.com/imbas007/CVE-2026-48282★ 24githubgithub.com/g0thamRabb1t/cve-2026-48282-coldfusion-rds-detection★ 0githubgithub.com/arpit-bansal15/cve-2026-48282-pentest-lab★ 0githubgithub.com/g0thamRabb1t/CVE-2026-48282-coldfusion-rds-detection★ 0vulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/7ff6a637e718unverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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