What is CVE-2022-38418?

CVE-2022-38418 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-38418?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2022-38418

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 t…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.312 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38418?: CVE-2022-38418 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-38418?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.