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CVE-2025-30281VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-30281: Adobe ColdFusion · Improper Access Control

Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · 23% EPSS · CVSS 9.1 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
23.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Apr 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Adobe ColdFusionAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate inventory and identification of all Adobe ColdFusion instances within the organization, including versions and patch levels. 2. Restrict and audit high-privileged accounts that have access to ColdFusion servers to minimize the risk of privilege abuse. 3. Implement network segmentation and firewall rules to limit external access to ColdFusion management interfaces and services, allowing only trusted IPs and internal networks. 4. Enable and enhance logging and monitoring on ColdFusion servers to detect unusual access patterns or privilege escalations, integrating with SIEM solutions for real-time alerts. 5. Apply strict access control policies and consider multi-factor authentication (MFA) for administrative access to ColdFusion environments. 6. Until official patches are released, consider deploying virtual patching via web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to block suspicious requests targeting known ColdFusion endpoints. 7. Conduct regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing focused on ColdFusion deployments to identify potential exploitation attempts. 8. Prepare incident response plans specifically addressing potential ColdFusion compromise scenarios, including containment and recovery procedures. 9. Stay updated with Adobe security advisories and apply patches immediately once available. 10. Educate system administrators and developers about the risks of improper access control and secure coding practices related to ColdFusion.

Description

ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify sensitive data without proper authorization. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and scope is changed.

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