Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2025-43564ColdFusion | 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 16.8% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)16.8%top 2.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify sensitive data without proper authorization. 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