ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Adobe · ColdFusion 2025
Adobe ColdFusion 2025 (versions 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier) contains a path traversal flaw (CWE-22), an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, in its file handling. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit it without any user interaction to read arbitrary files and directories outside the intended scope and perform limited writes, with the impact extending beyond the vulnerable component.
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 lead to arbitrary file system read and limited write access. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 32 days after disclosure.
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+32 days
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 4 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- Known_Cve | Jul 5, 2026 | Part 1/24 Jul 2026
- Known_Cve | Jul 4, 2026 | Part 1/23 Jul 2026
- Known_Cve | Jul 3, 2026 | Part 1/22 Jul 2026
- Known_Cve | Jul 2, 2026 | Part 2/21 Jul 2026