Threats / Adobe / CVE-2010-2861
CVE-2010-2861
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability
A directory traversal vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion's administrator console allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on affected systems.
Verdict
Today item, not a backlog item.
This vulnerability enables unauthorized file access through path manipulation in the admin interface. Active exploitation and ransomware deployment have been observed, making remediation critical for organizations running vulnerable ColdFusion instances.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
10 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), flagged for known ransomware use.
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.99721 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Adobe, ColdFusion. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-22 Path Traversal — weakness family: Path traversal / file.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious request to the ColdFusion administrator console using directory traversal sequences to escape intended directory boundaries.
Business
Sensitive configuration files, source code, and credentials stored on the server become accessible to unauthorized parties.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I read arbitrary files including application source code, database connection strings, and system configuration data.
Business
Intellectual property is compromised and authentication credentials are exposed, enabling lateral movement and deeper system compromise.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I leverage obtained credentials and system knowledge to escalate privileges or deploy secondary payloads such as ransomware.
Business
Systems become encrypted or data is exfiltrated, resulting in operational downtime, financial extortion, and regulatory compliance violations.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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