CVE•Published 2026-08-11•Modified 2026-08-28•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-48440Adobe · Coldfusion
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
47
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 53% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
ColdFusion is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-28
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-48440Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Adobe Coldfusion" version:"2023"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Coldfusion"HTTP body or banner mentions "Coldfusion" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-48440Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-48440Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-48440Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-48440GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-48440" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-48440 on GitHub.