Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2025-43561ColdFusion | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity incorrect authorization in ColdFusion from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 23.9% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)23.9%top 2.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	0 – through 2021.19

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-52.html vendor-advisory