CVE-2026-48318: ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker

criticalCVSS 9.9CVE-2026-48318

ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: critical — CVSS 9.9
Published: 2026-07-14
Last updated: 2026-07-15
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48318

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-2026-4831823.5% 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-2026-48318	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

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

unknownNCSC-2026-0241 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Adobe ColdFusionncsc-nl
high[NEW] [high] Adobe ColdFusion: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund

Recent advisories for ColdFusion is

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.

unknownNCSC-2026-0241 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Adobe ColdFusionncsc-nl · 2026-07-16
high[NEW] [high] Adobe ColdFusion: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-15
mediumCVE-2026-48338: ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Pat…nvd · 2026-07-14
highCVE-2026-48332: ColdFusion is affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could result…nvd · 2026-07-14
lowCVE-2026-48329: ColdFusion is affected by an Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability that could result i…nvd · 2026-07-14
highCVE-2026-48328: ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a Se…nvd · 2026-07-14