Actively exploited in the wild
Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability
Adobe - ColdFusion · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-07-07. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: 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.
CVE-2026-48282
CriticalCVSS 10.0KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk87th percentile - higher than 87% of all known CVEs
Summary
A Path Traversal vulnerability in ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user without requiring user interaction. The issue stems from improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can take control of the ColdFusion server by executing malicious code, leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems.
Recommendation
Immediately update ColdFusion to version 2025.10 or later (for the 2025 line) and 2023.21 or later (for the 2023 line). If patching is not possible, apply temporary workarounds recommended by Adobe.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.