TI-2010-02737 Aliases CVE-2010-2861 GHSA-x38c-xq6c-937h

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe…

CRITICAL 99Exploited in the wildCWE-22Published 2010-08-11 · Updated 2026-10-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-25CISA due date 2022-04-15Known ransomware use

EPSS 0.99747 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Active
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion::::::::	up to 9.0.1	Vulnerable	Adobe

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2022-03-25 Added to CISA KEV
2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2861
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x38c-xq6c-937h

References

Exploit 1

http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/

Advisory 3

Other 1

http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07

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TI-2023-13696 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-11512 Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-11511 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-11393 Unrestricted file upload in Adobe ColdFusion KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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