CVE-2026-48320
HIGH 8.5ColdFusion is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into a web page, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
9.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 95th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Must sit on the same / adjacent network
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-48320/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-2026-48320/poc.json
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (Reflected XSS) (CWE-79)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/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 | 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 |
| Adobe | Coldfusion | 2025 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - HIGH 8.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H