What is CVE-2025-43562?

CVE-2025-43562 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-43562?

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

RCE in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-43562

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') 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 security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.355 (98.3th 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-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43562?: CVE-2025-43562 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-43562?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.