9.1

CVE-2025-43563: adobe coldfusion Improper Access Control

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

CVE-2025-43563 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in adobe coldfusion. EPSS estimates a 16.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% 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
16.70%
0%100%
Medium · +1.42 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 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

16.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+1.42 pp

From 15.29% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
16.70%

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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