CVE-2026-48284
CRITICAL 9.6 ALL-YEARSColdFusion is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.6), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
4.9%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 91st percentile
Impact if exploited
9.6CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Must sit on the same / adjacent network
- ✓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
Proof of concept & exploit code
No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H