CVE-2025-30286 ColdFusion | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
A high-privileged attacker can execute arbitrary code via OS command injection in Adobe ColdFusion, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30286?
CVE-2025-30286 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead in arbitrary code execution by an attacker. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and execute code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction and scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30286?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-30286 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30286 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion
- CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-38203 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29300 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-26359 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2018-15961 Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4wm-j267-rq33.