CVE-2022-38418 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-38418: Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product ColdFusion
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published October 14, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 14, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated