Privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026
Uncontrolled search path handling in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.9 and 2023.20 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Adobe has not identified the affected component or disclosed which search-path element is trusted incorrectly when the malicious file is opened. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a victim to open the file, after which code runs in the current user's context.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.9 and 2023.20 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Adobe has not identified the affected component or disclosed which search-path element is trusted incorrectly when the malicious file is opened. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a victim to open the file, after which code runs in the current user's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-48364
- Published
- Jul 13, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe ColdFusion
- Classifications
- CWE-427, CAPEC-38, CAPEC-471, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=20
- Affected versionversion=0 <=9
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