What is CVE-2025-49539?

CVE-2025-49539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-49539?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.

XXE in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-49539

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could levera…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2023, 0, 2025

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49539?: CVE-2025-49539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-49539?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.