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CVE-2025-54261: ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
- Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 25.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-09-09 · updated 2026-10-18
- Weakness: CWE-22
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.
Affected products
- Adobe ColdFusion: 2021, 2021-update1, 2021-update10, 2021-update11, 2021-update12, 2021-update13 (+36)
References
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