What is CVE-2022-38419?

CVE-2022-38419 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-38419?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2022-38419

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2022-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.537 (99.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.530 · newest: 0.537 · change: +0.007

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions unspecified, 2018, 2021

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38419?: CVE-2022-38419 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-38419?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.