CVE-2026-48363

Code execution via undisclosed search path handling

Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Uncontrolled search path handling in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.9 and ColdFusion 2023.20 and earlier allows local users to execute code. Adobe has not disclosed the affected file or loader, or how a malicious file controls its search-path resolution. Exploitation requires a victim to open the malicious file, after which arbitrary code runs in the context of the current user.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path handling in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.9 and ColdFusion 2023.20 and earlier allows local users to execute code. Adobe has not disclosed the affected file or loader, or how a malicious file controls its search-path resolution. Exploitation requires a victim to open the malicious file, after which arbitrary code runs in the context of the current user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-48363
Published
Jul 13, 2026
Updated
Aug 27, 2026
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe ColdFusion
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=20
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <=9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe ColdFusionversion=0 <=20; version=0 <=9

Published CVSS scores

8.2AdobeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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