What is CVE-2025-43563?

CVE-2025-43563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-43563?

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

Is CVE-2025-43563 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-43563

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 mo…

EPSS: 0.095 (94.8th 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-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nbxiglk0/nbxiglk0

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43563?: CVE-2025-43563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-43563?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-43563 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.