# CVE-2026-48282: ColdFusion - Path Traversal

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Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2026-48282

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Active Exploitation. The vulnerability is actively exploited at scale across the internet, often via automated tools and large attack campaigns.
- **CVSS score:** 10.0
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Adobe ColdFusion
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
- **Tags:** enterprise_software, web_application

## 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.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2026-48282](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48282) is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20, and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without any user interaction. This flaw enables threat actors to access restricted directories and potentially take full control of affected systems, posing a severe risk to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of July 2026.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2026-48282 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2026-48282 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit the RDS interface by sending POST requests to `/CFIDE/main/ide.cfm?ACTION=FILEIO` to write arbitrary files, often targeting web-accessible directories for remote code execution. Subsequent GET requests to `/CFIDE/<filename>.txt` are used to verify successful file upload.

## Timeline

- 2026-06-30: CVE Published. CVE-2026-48282 is published to NVD.
- 2026-07-07: CISA KEV. CVE-2026-48282 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2026-07-10: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2026-07-15: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2026-48282 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-07-20: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-48282 for the first time.

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48282
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-48282.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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