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CVE-2026-48282: ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Now (action score 83/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jul 7, 2026). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jul 10, 2026.
A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 42.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.7% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Patch today or shut off access. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded

Published: Jun 30, 2026
Updated: Oct 25, 2026
EPSS: 42.3% · 98th percentile
CWE: CWE-22

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Action score

Now

Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS: 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 13 / 30 · 42.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · adobe: 10.0; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 7, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jul 10, 2026.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
adobe	coldfusion	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

adobe coldfusion2023
adobe coldfusion2025

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Adobe ColdFusion 2023
- 21not affected
- up to and including 20affected
Adobe ColdFusion 2025
- 10not affected
- up to and including 9affected

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2023-29300Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code executionKEV
99Now
CVE-2018-15961Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file uploaKEV
99Now
CVE-2010-2861Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to reKEV
99Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-48277Jun 30, 2026 · ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
40Plan
← EarlierCVE-2026-48281Jun 30, 2026 · ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
40Plan
Later →CVE-2026-48283Jun 30, 2026 · ColdFusion | Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434)
40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Nuclei detection template ×1
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Nuclei detection template	Nuclei template CVE-2026-48282	—
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:24	2026-07-06
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-07-07
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2026-07-15

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedJun 30, 2026
First PoCJul 6, 2026+5 d
CISA KEVJul 7, 2026+6 d
TodayOct 25, 2026+117 d

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2025-54261294 days apartColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
48Plan
CVE-2025-43566413 days apartColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
44Plan
CVE-2025-30290448 days apartColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
40Plan
CVE-2026-4831814 days apartColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
39Monitor
CVE-2026-483130 days apartColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
38Monitor
CVE-2026-4831914 days apartColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
36Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
2res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

1const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
2if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
3  return res.sendStatus(400);
4}
5res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html

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www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48282

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