ColdFusion RDS is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')…
Adobe · ColdFusion 2025
A path traversal flaw in the ColdFusion RDS component of Adobe ColdFusion 2025 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the file system, reaching sensitive files and directories outside the intended scope. The attacker needs local access to the system with no privileges and no user interaction required, and RDS is disabled automatically when ColdFusion runs in the Production Secure Profile, or can be disabled manually per the Lockdown Guide.
ColdFusion RDS is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. 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. RDS is purely a development feature meant for debugging purposes, and switching ColdFusion to Production Secure Profile automatically disables RDS. The Lockdown Guide outlines the specific step to disable RDS if a ColdFusion server is not being used in Production Secure Profile.
- Exploited
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- Tactics
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Disclosed on 13 Oct 2026. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.
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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 8 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
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