Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-48282

ColdFusion Path Traversal

Adobe / ColdFusion 2025 · 0 to <= 9

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
42.4%
First observed
02 Jul 2026
Last observed
07 Oct 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-48282 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion 2025, ColdFusion 2023. ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Adobe / ColdFusion 2025 0 to <= 9.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

ColdFusion Path Traversal

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.

Adobe Affected
ColdFusion 2025
Through 9
Adobe Unaffected
ColdFusion 2025
10
Adobe Affected
ColdFusion 2023
Through 20
Adobe Unaffected
ColdFusion 2023
21
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Published
30 Jun 2026
Exploitation Reported
02 Jul 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

Previdian

Recorded 02 Jul 2026

Previdian independently recorded this as exploited after first seeing it in honeypot sensors.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 02 Jul 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 06 Jul 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Previdian Sensors First 2026-07-02 18:20 UTC
BleepingComputer 2026-07-06 13:20 UTC
DarkWebInformer 2026-07-06 21:20 UTC
CISA 2026-07-07 18:28 UTC
CVE 2026-07-07 20:20 UTC
All CISA Advisories 2026-07-07 20:20 UTC
The Hacker News 2026-07-08 07:20 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-07-11 00:00 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

264

Attempts observed

31

Unique attacker IPs

15

Attacker countries

AE · BG · CA · CH · DE · FR · HK · JP · NL · PK · RU · SC · SE · US · YE

16

Sensors observed

CVE-2026-48282 exploitation attempts over the last 91 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 10 Oct 2026

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First observed 02 Jul 2026 · Last observed 07 Oct 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
2
28
0

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Virtual patch status

Previdian virtual patch guidance is available for this CVE.

AWS WAF Cloudflare ModSecurity

Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-48282.yaml 09 Jul 2026

Virtual Patch Detail

Compensating WAF rules for this CVE.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

10.0 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

42.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

Recent mention · Citrix

NetScaler WAF Signatures Update v183

NetScaler has released a new version of its integrated Web App Firewall signatures to help customers mitigate several CVEs with varying CVSS scores. CVE‑2026‑48282: Adobe ColdFusion is an enterprise application development platform used to build and host web applications,...

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All Mentions

Recent mention · Citrix

NetScaler WAF Signatures Update v183

Citrix · 24 Sep 2026

NetScaler has released a new version of its integrated Web App Firewall signatures to help customers mitigate several CVEs with varying CVSS scores. CVE‑2026‑48282: Adobe ColdFusion is an enterprise application development platform used to build and host web applications, APIs, and business services. Widely deployed in government, enterprise, and public-facing environments, ColdFusion is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows insufficiently validated files to be uploaded to the server. This vulnerability affects supported Adobe ColdFusion installations identified...

Recent mention · The Hacker News

CISA Adds 4 Actively Exploited Adobe, Joomla, and Langflow Flaws to KEV

The Hacker News · 08 Jul 2026

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-48282 (CVSS score: 10.0) - A path traversal vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

All CISA Advisories · 07 Jul 2026

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires...

Recent mention · DarkWebInformer

Adobe ColdFusion flaw CVE-2026-48282 is now being Exploited in the Wild

DarkWebInformer · 06 Jul 2026

Attackers are exploiting a maximum-severity ColdFusion path traversal vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution on unpatched servers.

Recent mention · BleepingComputer

Max severity Adobe ColdFusion flaw now exploited in attacks

BleepingComputer · 06 Jul 2026

Attackers are now exploiting a maximum-severity Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-48282, the Canadian Center for Cyber Security (CCCS) warned on Thursday. [...]

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ColdFusion 2025 Lockdown: open-RDS unauth direct-Tomcat absolute-path FILEIO RCE confirmed

pruva · Created 2026-07-07 19:40:44 UTC

Severity: CRITICAL | CVE: CVE-2026-48282 | Package: Adobe ColdFusion

Adobe ColdFusion - RDS Arbitrary File Write

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 04:31 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 07:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  4. 20:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by All CISA Advisories

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  5. 20:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  6. 19:40 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  7. 18:28 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  8. 21:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by DarkWebInformer

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  9. 13:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by BleepingComputer

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  10. 18:45 UTC

    Virtual patch available

    Compensating WAF rule available to block exploitation

  11. 16:52 UTC

    Indicators of compromise added (33)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  12. 16:52 UTC

    Observed by Previdian sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  13. 15:11 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  14. 15:28 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-48282",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.42388,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 264, "sensors": 16 }
}