High severity · published Jul 8, 2025
CVE-2025-49551
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; +33 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49551
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49551
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-69.html
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