CVE-2026-48385: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48385 describes an OS Command Injection vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements used in OS commands, enabling a low-privileged attacker to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized write access. The attack does not require user interaction and impacts the security scope of the application. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability remotely to bypass security features and gain unauthorized write access to the system. This could lead to unauthorized modification of data or system state. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. The scope change indicates the vulnerability affects components beyond the initially vulnerable component.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been provided by Adobe at this time. Organizations should monitor Adobe's security advisories for updates and consider applying any future patches promptly.
CVE-2026-48385: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78) in Adobe ColdFusion 2025
Description
ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.7high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48385 describes an OS Command Injection vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 2025. This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements used in OS commands, enabling a low-privileged attacker to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized write access. The attack does not require user interaction and impacts the security scope of the application. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability remotely to bypass security features and gain unauthorized write access to the system. This could lead to unauthorized modification of data or system state. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. The scope change indicates the vulnerability affects components beyond the initially vulnerable component.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been provided by Adobe at this time. Organizations should monitor Adobe's security advisories for updates and consider applying any future patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T15:28:38.142Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b5475bf8831d539106ce4
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:25 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 17:17:23 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 01:20:58 UTC
Views: 4
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