CVE-2026-27305 (GCVE-0-2026-27305)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-14 21:53 – Updated: 2026-04-16 13:09
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Title
ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Summary
ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe ColdFusion Affected: 0 , ≤ 2025.6 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-14 17:00
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