What is CVE-2018-4938?

CVE-2018-4938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-4938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2018-4938

Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Insecure Library Loading vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

Published 2018-05-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 11.0, 2016
Adobe Coldfusion Update 5 And Earlier Versions, 11 13 Versions — versions Adobe ColdFusion ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-14.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103718 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4938?: CVE-2018-4938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-4938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.