CVE-2025-49538: Adobe ColdFusion

High severity, CVSS 7.4. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting crafted XML or XPath queries to access unauthorized files or lead to denial of service. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and attack must have access to shared secrets.

Affected products

• Adobe ColdFusion: version 2021 only; version 2023 only; version 2025 only

Published 2025-07-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.