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Fencer Intel
high 7.2

CVE-2022-38424 in the critical feed json

Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary file system write

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-41009

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
45.8%
EPSS 45.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
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 file system write. 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

45.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% 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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