7.8

CVE-2018-4938: adobe coldfusion Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 19-05-2018Last modified 06-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-4938 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in adobe coldfusion. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Insecure Library Loading vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 0.73% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • coldfusionEOL11.0 | 11.0:update1 | 11.0:update10 | 11.0:update11 | 11.0:update12 | 11.0:update13 | 11.0:update2 | 11.0:update3 | 11.0:update4 | 11.0:update5 | 11.0:update6 | 11.0:update7 | 11.0:update8 | 11.0:update9 | 2016 | 2016:update1 | 2016:update2 | 2016:update3 | 2016:update4 | 2016:update5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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