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CVE-2025-43561: adobe coldfusion Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 13-05-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-43561 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in adobe coldfusion. EPSS estimates a 23.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
23.93%
0%100%
High · +3.37 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

23.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+3.37 pp

From 20.56% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
23.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • coldfusionEOL≤ 2021.19 | 2021 | 2021:update1 | 2021:update10 | 2021:update11 | 2021:update12 | 2021:update13 | 2021:update14 | 2021:update15 | 2021:update16 | 2021:update17 | 2021:update18 | 2021:update19 | 2021:update2 | 2021:update3 | 2021:update4 | 2021:update5 | 2021:update6 | 2021:update7 | 2021:update8 | 2021:update9 | 2023 | 2023:update1 | 2023:update10 | 2023:update11 | 2023:update12 | 2023:update13 | 2023:update2 | 2023:update3 | 2023:update4 | 2023:update5 | 2023:update6 | 2023:update7 | 2023:update8 | 2023:update9 | 2025 | 2025:update1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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