Actively exploited · Published Jun 30, 2026 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2026-48282ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

Critical 10.0 Exploited

In plain English

A critical-severity path traversal in ColdFusion 2023 from Adobe. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on July 7, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 42.4% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. 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.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)42.4%top 1.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Jul 7, 2026
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC

CISA guidance

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.

Federal agencies must remediate by Jul 10, 2026.

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 0 – through 9
Adobe ColdFusion 2023 0 – through 20

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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