Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2026-48318ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

Critical 9.9

In plain English

A critical-severity path traversal in ColdFusion 2023 from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion 2025	0 – through 10
Adobe	ColdFusion 2023	0 – through 21

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

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-82.html vendor-advisory