# CVE-2026-48285 — Adobe ColdFusion 2025

> As of 2026-08-27, CVE-2026-48285 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025, CVSS v3.1 8.6, EPSS 0.8% (56.2th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 2 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2026-48285, most recently “Multiple Critical Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-48276 et al., APSB26-68) Enable Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution”.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-27

## What is CVE-2026-48285?

ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

The record classifies CVE-2026-48285 under weakness class [CWE-918](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-918). 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. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 117 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 8.6 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-06-30, last modified 2026-08-27

## Is CVE-2026-48285 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 29 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Adobe](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/adobe): ColdFusion 2025, ColdFusion 2023

## How to fix CVE-2026-48285

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-48285 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-48285

2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-48285, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Multiple Critical Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-48276 et al., APSB26-68) Enable Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1057) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-02
- [Adobe ColdFusion & Campaign Classic Priority 1 Patches for 12 Vulnerabilities Including Six Maximum-Severity RCE Flaws (APSB26-68, APSB26-69)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1091) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-02

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [helpx.adobe.com — vendor advisory](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-48285
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-48285 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp