What is CVE-2025-43561?

CVE-2025-43561 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-43561?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-43561 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-43561

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 t…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.126 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2023, 0, 2025

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nbxiglk0/nbxiglk0

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43561?: CVE-2025-43561 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-43561?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-43561 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.