What is CVE-2025-61821?

CVE-2025-61821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-61821?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

XXE in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-61821

ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerabi…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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-2025-61821?: CVE-2025-61821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-61821?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.