Auth bypass in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-43565

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and execute code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction and scope is changed.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.157 (96.8th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-43565: held from 0.157 to 0.157.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.157 · newest: 0.157 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43565?
CVE-2025-43565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-43565?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.