Adobe ColdFusion up to 2023.20/2025.9 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2023.20/2025.9. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-48364. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2023.20/2025.9. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-48364 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/13/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2026 CVE reserved
07/13/2026 +53 days Advisory disclosed
07/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48364 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378160

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2026 22:54
Changes: 07/13/2026 22:54 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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