Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-48281 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48281 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48281?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 30 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48281?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-48281 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-48281?
- Check whether you run Adobe ColdFusion at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in Adobe ColdFusion versions 2025.9, 2023.20, and earlier. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system via the network. The vulnerability is characterized by a CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0, indicating that no user interaction is required and the security scope is changed, potentially allowing an attacker to impact the underlying host or other integrated systems. Adobe has addressed this in security bulletin APSB26-68.
Affected products
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025.9, 2023.20 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-06-30: disclosed
- 2026-06-30: advisory: Adobe security bulletin APSB26-68 published