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CVE-2026-48282 — Adobe ColdFusion

CISA KEV

CVSS v3.1 10 (CRITICAL) · EPSS 28.5% (higher than 97.9% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 9/10 · Published 2026-06-30

As of 2026-07-08, CVE-2026-48282 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, CVSS v3.1 10, EPSS 28.5% (97.9th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-07-07), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2026-07-10. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 7 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2026-48282, most recently “Adobe Patches Critical RCE Flaws in ColdFusion, Campaign Classic, and Commerce (CVE-2026-48362, CVSS 10.0)”.

Last updated: 2026-07-08

What is CVE-2026-48282?

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.

The record classifies CVE-2026-48282 under weakness class CWE-22. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 74 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 10 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST): 28.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Listed since 2026-07-07, federal remediation deadline 2026-07-10
Threadlinqs priority: 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
Published: 2026-06-30, last modified 2026-07-08

Is CVE-2026-48282 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2026-48282 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-07-07, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2026-07-10 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-48282 is publicly available. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-48282.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 72 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

imbas007/CVE-2026-48282 (github)
g0thamRabb1t/cve-2026-48282-coldfusion-rds-detection (github)

Affected products and versions

Adobe: ColdFusion

How to fix CVE-2026-48282

Vendor advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html. Because CVE-2026-48282 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2026-07-10. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-48282

7 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-48282, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Adobe Patches Critical RCE Flaws in ColdFusion, Campaign Classic, and Commerce (CVE-2026-48362, CVSS 10.0) — CRITICAL · 2026-08-11
Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 570 Flaws Fixed, 3 Zero-Days Including AD FS and SharePoint Privilege Escalation — CRITICAL · 2026-07-14
Adobe ColdFusion Critical Path Traversal in RDS FILEIO Handler Enables Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-48282) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-09
Multiple Critical Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-48276 et al., APSB26-68) Enable Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution — CRITICAL · 2026-07-02
Adobe ColdFusion & Campaign Classic Priority 1 Patches for 12 Vulnerabilities Including Six Maximum-Severity RCE Flaws (APSB26-68, APSB26-69) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-02
Adobe Patches Seven Priority-1 ColdFusion and Campaign Classic Flaws (CVE-2026-48276, CVE-2026-48277, CVE-2026-48281, CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-48316, CVE-2026-48286) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-01
Adobe Patches Nine CVSS 10.0/9.3 Flaws in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB26-68, APSB26-69) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-01

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-09. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

helpx.adobe.com — vendor advisory

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