CVE-2026-48384 ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

High-privilege attackers can crash Adobe ColdFusion via improper input validation, causing denial of service without user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-48384?

CVE-2026-48384 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 11 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48384?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Coldfusion.

How do I fix CVE-2026-48384?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-48384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Coldfusion vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3v5p-rr5w-rcj2.

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