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Vulnerability · CVE-2010-2861

Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published Aug 11, 2010 · catalog updated Oct 2, 2026 · Adobe ColdFusion

Patch now

CVE-2010-2861 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.75%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/coldfusion · stated ColdFusion · vendor Adobe ColdFusion · vendor n/a n/a

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/.

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  • cpe adobe/coldfusionversion unspecified
  • stated ColdFusion<= 9.0.1
  • vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2010-2861

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2010-2861 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ColdFusion <= 9.0.1. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 99.75%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 11, 2010 · Catalog

    Detected

    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/.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Oct 2, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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/.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-2861

    A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-2861

    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/inde

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-2861

    30-day exploitation probability 99.7%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference14641

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16985

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_scanner/http/coldfusion_locale_traversal

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2010-2861

    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/inde

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-2861

    A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.