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 a

criticalpublic exploitCVSS 10CVE-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.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: critical — CVSS 10
Published: 2026-06-30
Last updated: 2026-07-01
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48282

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Elevated exploitation riskCVE-2026-4828228.6% 30-day exploitation probability — well above the norm. Schedule remediation this cycle. Riskier than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-48282	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

criticalexploitedAdobe security advisory (AV26-647) – Update 2cccs
highexploitedCISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalogcisa
critical[UPDATE] [critical] Adobe ColdFusion: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund
criticalexploitedCVE-2026-48282: Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
unknownNCSC-2026-0217 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Adobe ColdFusionncsc-nl
unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion (July 1, 2026)cert-fr-avis

Recent advisories for ColdFusion

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

critical[UPDATE] [critical] Adobe ColdFusion: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-07
criticalexploitedCVE-2026-48282: Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-07-07
criticalCVE-2026-48316: ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation v…nvd · 2026-07-06
unknownNCSC-2026-0217 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Adobe ColdFusionncsc-nl · 2026-07-01
unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion (July 1, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-01
criticalCVE-2026-48315: ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation v…nvd · 2026-06-30