Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-49535

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Secur

Published Jul 8, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 9, 2025 · Adobe ColdFusion

Check this week

CVE-2025-49535 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 67.00% 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
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
67.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.20

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or denial of service by bypassing security measures. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.

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  • vendor Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.200 ≤2021.20

How to fix CVE-2025-49535

  • 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-2025-49535 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 67.00% 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 ≤2021.20 0 ≤2021.20. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 67.00%. 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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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or denial of service by bypassing security measures. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope

  2. Jul 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or denial of service by bypassing security measures. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-20701

    ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Jul 9, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.