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Critical · 10.0 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2026-48282 EUVD-2026-40339GHSA-jfrp-7pp5-772c

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

Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by adobe

Vendor: Adobe Product: ColdFusion 2023 Product: ColdFusion 2025

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 ≤ 9 10
Adobe ColdFusion 2023 ≤ 20 21

Public exploits

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GitHub 3 repositories

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Automated scanner template

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