Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A logged-in network attacker could bypass ColdFusion path restrictions and reach files or directories outside intended boundaries. The supplied CVSS assessment indicates high availability risk, potentially disrupting affected services. No user action is required for exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation as high, especially for reachable production systems where low-privileged accounts exist. The vulnerability can bypass a security boundary and carries high availability impact, although active exploitation is not established by the supplied evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2026-34619 is a CWE-22 path-traversal vulnerability affecting ColdFusion 2023.18, 2025.6, and earlier releases. It is remotely reachable with low attack complexity but requires low privileges. The CVSS 3.1 vector scores it 7.7 and records changed scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure exists where an attacker can reach an affected ColdFusion deployment and obtain the required low-privileged access. Internet-facing or broadly accessible administrative and application interfaces warrant faster review. The bundle does not identify specific vulnerable endpoints or configurations.
Exploitation context
The issue requires no user interaction, but the supplied CVSS vector requires low privileges. CISA KEV status is false, and the provided sources do not establish active exploitation or a public exploit. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
The source bundle does not identify vulnerable routes, traversal mechanics, affected components, workarounds, or observed indicators. Its version structures appear consistent with affected releases before ColdFusion 2023.19 and 2025.7, but fixed-version status should be confirmed directly in Adobe APSB26-38.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory ColdFusion deployments and identify versions 2023.18, 2025.6, or earlier.
- Consult Adobe APSB26-38 for the supported fixed release and deployment instructions.
- Prioritize externally reachable deployments and restrict unnecessary network access pending remediation.
- Review and minimize ColdFusion accounts and privileges that could satisfy the attack prerequisites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each deployment's exact ColdFusion release and compare it with Adobe APSB26-38.
- Verify remediated systems are no longer running 2023.18, 2025.6, or earlier.
- Confirm untrusted networks cannot reach unnecessary ColdFusion interfaces.
- Review security and availability logs for unexplained restricted-path access or service disruption.
Public sources used
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H3.14adobeVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-38.htmlCVE reference, adobe · vendor-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.