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high 7.2

CVE-2022-38421 in the critical feed json

Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-41006

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
79.6%
EPSS 79.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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, but does require administrator privileges.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

79.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Adobe ColdFusion

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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