Is CVE-2010-2861 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-2861 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 25, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2861?

CVE-2010-2861 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2010-2861

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 99.7%EU EUVD: exploited

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/.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 99.7% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 25, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2865)
Published: August 11, 2010
NVD last modified: October 2, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 25, 2022; federal remediation due April 15, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2865 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 1, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / coldfusion

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137(Broken Link)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148(Broken Link)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html(Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/(Exploit)
http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07(Broken Link)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2861(US Government Resource)

Last updated October 4, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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