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CVE-2022-38421

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 79.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-10-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2022-38421
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
79.22%

Original NVD Description

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 the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.