CVE-2024-53961: Adobe ColdFusion

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 14.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ColdFusion versions 2023.11, 2021.17 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory set by the application. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or the manipulation of system data. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

Affected products

• Adobe ColdFusion: version 2021 only; version 2023 only

Published 2024-12-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.