Path Traversal in Adobe Coldfusion
CVE-2025-54261
ColdFusion versions 2025.3, 2023.15, 2021.21 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an attacker. The victim must have optional configurations enabled. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.232 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.213 · newest: 0.232 · change: +0.020
Affected products
- Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2023, 0, 2025
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-93.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-54261?
- CVE-2025-54261 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-54261?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-54261 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.