CVE-2025-54261: Adobe ColdFusion · Path Traversal
Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · 25% EPSS · CVSS 10.0 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 25.2% 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:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe ColdFusion | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Immediately monitor Adobe’s official channels for patches addressing CVE-2025-54261 and apply them as soon as they become available.
- Review and disable any optional ColdFusion configurations that enable the vulnerable functionality if they are not essential.
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied data to prevent path traversal attempts.
- Restrict ColdFusion server access via network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure to untrusted networks.
- Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with updated rules to detect and block path traversal attack patterns targeting ColdFusion.
- Conduct thorough security audits and penetration testing focused on path traversal and code execution vulnerabilities in ColdFusion environments.
- Monitor logs for suspicious file access patterns or unexpected code execution attempts.
- Educate system administrators and developers about the risks of enabling optional configurations without proper security controls.
- Consider deploying application-layer sandboxing or containerization to limit the impact of potential exploitation.
- Prepare incident response plans specifically addressing ColdFusion compromise scenarios.
Description
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.