CVE-2026-48313
CRITICAL 9.3 PoC AVAILABLEColdFusion 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 file system read and limited write access. 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. Scope is changed.
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
1.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 73rd percentile
Impact if exploited
9.3CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityNone
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 & exploit code
- nuclei Nuclei detection template
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
nuclei -id CVE-2026-48313 -u https://TARGETDetection template — non-destructive check that a target is affected.curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-48313/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-48313/poc.json
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:L/A:N
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 9.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - CRITICAL 9.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N