# CVE-2026-48364: ColdFusion | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious files, requiring immediate patching of Adobe ColdFusion servers.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jxg-8v97-vxfr

## What is CVE-2026-48364?

CVE-2026-48364 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 13 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48364?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Coldfusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-48364?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48364 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-48364 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48364 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion

- [CVE-2026-48282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48282/): Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-38203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38203/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-29300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29300/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-26359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26359/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-15961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15961/): Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-48364 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-48364 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 13 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48364 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Coldfusion. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48364/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48364/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48364
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48364
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48364

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48364/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.