CVE-2025-43564· NVD / CVE Program· CNA adobe

ColdFusion | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

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

CriticalCVSS 9.1 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded

Broken access control (IDOR)

BDU:2025-05506

Published: May 13, 2025
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 15.4% · 97th percentile
CWE: CWE-863

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Plan

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CVSS: 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 5 / 30 · 15.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 9.1
CNA · adobe: 9.1; agree

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Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
adobe	coldfusion	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

adobe coldfusion2021
adobe coldfusion2023
adobe coldfusion2025

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Adobe ColdFusion
- up to and including 2021.19affected · semver

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2023-29300Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code executionKEV
99Now
CVE-2018-15961Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file uploaKEV
99Now
CVE-2010-2861Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to reKEV
99Now
CVE-2023-38203Analysis CVE-2023-29300 Bypass: Adobe ColdFusion Pre-Auth RCEKEV
98Now
CVE-2013-0632administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrKEV
97Now
CVE-2013-0625Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly exeKEV
97Now

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:1	2026-07-24

Research context

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Timeline

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PublishedMay 13, 2025
First PoCJul 24, 2026+436 d
TodayOct 4, 2026+508 d

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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38Monitor
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37Monitor
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36Monitor
CVE-2026-71387455 days apartColdFusion | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
35Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope