CVE-2026-75998 ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
An attacker can read arbitrary files outside the intended scope in Adobe ColdFusion without user interaction, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-75998?
CVE-2026-75998 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Access Control 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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2026-75998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-75998 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-2026-75998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-75998 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-xpgf-3q64-7g87.