What is CVE-2026-48314?
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 result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain limited read and write access to unauthorized files or directories outside the intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
The record classifies CVE-2026-48314 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. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 115 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 6.5 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.1% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 5.2/10 — 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-2026-48314 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 27 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Adobe: ColdFusion 2025, ColdFusion 2023
How to fix CVE-2026-48314
Vendor advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-68.html. 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-2026-48314
2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-48314, 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 — 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
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.