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.

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.047 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-93.html (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.