What is CVE-2026-48282?
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.
Timeline
- 2026-06-30Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- 2026-07-07First covered in a defend.network daily briefing
- 2026-07-07Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
- 2026-07-10CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)
- 2026-08-28NVD record last updated
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability
Affected product
Adobe ColdFusion
Remediation Steps
- Apply the latest security patch from Adobe for ColdFusion path traversal vulnerability
- Implement input validation and sanitization on all file path parameters
- Restrict directory access permissions to the minimum required
- Review recent application logs for path traversal exploitation attempts
References
Referenced in our briefings & reports
- Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of August 2026 (August 3 – 9)
- Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 4 of July 2026 (July 27 – August 2)
- Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 3 of July 2026 (July 20 – 26)
- Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 2 of July 2026 (July 13 – 19)
- Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of July 2026 (July 6 – 12)
- Adobe ColdFusion RCE, Linux KVM escape, Gitea authentication bypass under active attack (2026-07-07)
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