CVE-2010-2861

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0...

9.8 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

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/.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

99.7%Up 7.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2010-2861
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.5

Record: CVE-2010-2861
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-2865 7.5

Record: EUVD-2010-2865
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x38c-xq6c-937h 9.8

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0...

Record: GHSA-x38c-xq6c-937h
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

Record: CVE-2010-2861
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

adobe coldfusion

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Adobe ColdFusion - Directory Traversal	2010-08-14
Exploit-DB	Adobe ColdFusion - Directory Traversal (Metasploit)	2011-03-16
PoC in GitHub	greysneakthief/14641-v2	2025-10-22
PoC in GitHub	CyberCTF/vulhub-coldfusion-cve-2010-2861	2026-10-08
Nuclei	Adobe ColdFusion 8.0/8.0.1/9.0/9.0.1 LFI
Metasploit	ColdFusion Server Check

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2861 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Coldfusion, published August 11, 2010. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.