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CVE-2025-54261: Adobe ColdFusion · Path Traversal

Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · 25% EPSS · CVSS 10.0 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Sep 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Adobe ColdFusionAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Immediately monitor Adobe’s official channels for patches addressing CVE-2025-54261 and apply them as soon as they become available.
  2. Review and disable any optional ColdFusion configurations that enable the vulnerable functionality if they are not essential.
  3. Implement strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied data to prevent path traversal attempts.
  4. Restrict ColdFusion server access via network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure to untrusted networks.
  5. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with updated rules to detect and block path traversal attack patterns targeting ColdFusion.
  6. Conduct thorough security audits and penetration testing focused on path traversal and code execution vulnerabilities in ColdFusion environments.
  7. Monitor logs for suspicious file access patterns or unexpected code execution attempts.
  8. Educate system administrators and developers about the risks of enabling optional configurations without proper security controls.
  9. Consider deploying application-layer sandboxing or containerization to limit the impact of potential exploitation.
  10. 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.

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