CVE-2026-48338 ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion to read arbitrary files from the server without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48338?
CVE-2026-48338 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48338?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2026-48338?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-48338 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48338 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion
- CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-38203 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29300 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-26359 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2018-15961 Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37fj-538x-3px9.