CVE-2026-48282
CRITICAL 10ColdFusion 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.
ELEVATED IMPACT
Severe if exploited (CVSS 10), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
1.0%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 59th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
10CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22: Path traversal
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H