CVE-2026-48356Adobe Commerce | Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434)
- 9.3CriticalCVSS base score
- 47.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 27 Oct 2026
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
Adobe Commerce is affected by an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page. Scope is changed.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Adobe Commerce and Magento Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability.
- Added
- 27 Oct 2026
- Fix due (US federal)
- 10 Nov 2026
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 27 Oct 2026.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Timeline
ID reserved
By adobe
- 54 days later
· 54 days later
Published
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobeCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 47.5% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Affected products
- affected ≤ 2.4.9, 2.4.8-p5, 2.4.7-p10, 2.4.6-p15, 2.4.5-p17, 2.4.4-p18
- unaffected 2.4.9-2026-jul, 2.4.8-2026-jul, 2.4.7-2026-jul, 2.4.6-2026-jul, 2.4.5-2026-jul, 2.4.4-2026-jul
- affected ≤ 1.5.3, 1.5.2-p5, 1.4.2-p10, 1.3.4-p17, 1.3.3-p18
- unaffected 1.5.3-2026-jul, 1.5.2-2026-jul, 1.4.2-2026-jul, 1.3.4-2026-jul, 1.3.3-2026-jul
- affected ≤ 2.4.9, 2.4.8-p5, 2.4.7-p10, 2.4.6-p15
- unaffected 2.4.9-2026-jul, 2.4.8-2026-jul, 2.4.7-2026-jul, 2.4.6-2026-jul
- affected ≤ 1.20.0
- unaffected 1.21.0
References
References4
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb26-73.html (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisory
- https://sansec.io/research/magento-cms-block-loader-deepveindrilling#indicators-of-compromise (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://sansec.io/research/polyshell-mass-attack-wave (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48356 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-44420 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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