CVE-2026-48282
CRITICAL 10 KNOWN EXPLOITED PoC CATALOGUED DETECTION TEMPLATE ALL-YEARSColdFusion 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.
Confirmed exploited in the wild — in CISA KEV since 2026-07-07. Patch or mitigate now.
Exploitation likelihood
42.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 99th percentile
Impact if exploited
10CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
Public PoC or exploit resources are catalogued below.
Listed by the named source; Vulnpedia has not tested these resources.
PoC data: JSON
Detection templates
Detection checks are listed separately from PoCs.
Resource commands
nuclei -id CVE-2026-48282 -u https://TARGETDetection template — review its checks and affected versions before use.curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-48282/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Search for new PoCs
Search GitHub now — results may be empty or unverified.
Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.
Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Unverified PoC candidates
Catalogue matches for further research. These repositories have not been validated as working exploits.
3 candidates
- https://github.com/imbas007/CVE-2026-48282PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-48282
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-08-05T00:07:03Z - https://github.com/g0thamRabb1t/CVE-2026-48282-coldfusion-rds-detection
Laboratory validation of CVE-2026-48282 in Adobe ColdFusion RDS, covering arbitrary CFM file write, code execution as the ColdFusion service user, auditd and PCAP evidence, event timeline reconstruction, and SOC detection recommendations. Includes Polish and English reports.
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-48282
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-09T20:57:53Z - https://github.com/arpit-bansal15/cve-2026-48282-pentest-labPoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-48282
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-15T08:27:42Z
Additional exploitation reports
Source-specific reports, separate from CISA KEV. Repeated observations from one source are not independent confirmations.
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
Source guidance: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Source ransomware assessment: Unknown
VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z - VulnCheck KEV · 2026-07-02T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
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26 more source reports
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-08-17T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
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- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-09-27T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-09-28T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-09-29T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-09-30T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-10-01T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-10-02T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-10-03T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-10-22T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
- VulnCheck KEV · 2026-10-23T00:00:00ZVulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2023 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 10 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CRITICAL 10 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html CVE record · adobe · Updated 2026-08-27T22:32:54.070Z
NVD · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-10-25T21:10:00.770 - https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48282 CVE record · CISA-ADP · Updated 2026-10-07T18:12:09.298Z
NVD · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-10-25T21:10:00.770 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-40339 EUVD · EUVD-2026-40339
- https://vulncheck.com/kev VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
Technical & other
- https://previdian.com/CVE-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryandewhurst_within-under-two-hours-of-cve-2026-48282-share-7478514643582418944-2-c5/ VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://x.com/ethicalhack3r/status/2072748986457268672 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-07-11&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://www.crowdsec.net/vulntracking-report/cve-2026-48282-adobe-coldfusion-rds-path-traversal-rce VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-03&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-05&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-07&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://www.recordedfuture.com/blog/july-2026-cve-landscape VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-12&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-13&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-14&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-15&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-17&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://www.acn.gov.it/portale/documents/20119/1300791/Operational_Summary_lug26_CLEAR.pdf/88b05799-3e4c-f3ed-4a42-d9e68e080604?t=1787220905144 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-22&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-08-31&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-01&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-02&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-04&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-05&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-06&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-10&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-13&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-14&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-16&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-17&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-21&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-22&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-25&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-27&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-28&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-29&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-09-30&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-01&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-02&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-03&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-22&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-10-23&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2026-48282 VulnCheck KEV · CVE-2026-48282 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://vulncheck.com/xdb/7ff6a637e718 VulnCheck KEV · 7ff6a637e718 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
- https://github.com/g0thamRabb1t/CVE-2026-48282-coldfusion-rds-detection VulnCheck KEV · 7ff6a637e718 · Updated 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
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