CVE-2025-61810: Adobe ColdFusion · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 9.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 95% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Dec 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe ColdFusion | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediately upgrade Adobe ColdFusion to the latest patched versions once available from Adobe. 2. Until patches are released, implement strict input validation and sanitization to prevent untrusted serialized data from being processed. 3. Employ application-layer firewalls or web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious serialized payloads. 4. Restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary, especially for users who can interact with ColdFusion applications, to reduce the impact of exploitation. 5. Monitor application logs and network traffic for unusual deserialization activity or anomalies indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Educate users about the risks of interacting with untrusted data and implement multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of privilege misuse. 7. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on deserialization vulnerabilities. 8. Isolate ColdFusion servers in segmented network zones to limit lateral movement if compromised.
Description
ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing maliciously crafted serialized data to the application. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction and scope is changed.