Vulnerability · CVE-2025-43566
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could
Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated May 14, 2025 · Adobe ColdFusion
Check this week
CVE-2025-43566 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 56.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Adobe ColdFusion.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 56.52%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.19
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.
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- vendor Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.190 ≤2021.19
How to fix CVE-2025-43566
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-43566 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 56.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Adobe ColdFusion.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.19 0 ≤2021.19. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 56.52%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 13, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interact
May 14, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interact
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43566
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43566
30-day exploitation probability 56.5%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14539
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.