CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-48363

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier is caused by an uncontrolled search path element, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file. The scope of the vulnerability has changed.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves an attacker gaining control of the system by executing malicious code with the victim's privileges, potentially leading to data theft or further attack escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update ColdFusion to a version later than 2025.9 or 2023.20, and to educate users about not opening suspicious files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS