CVE-2025-49535 ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
An attacker can exploit an XXE vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion to access sensitive information or cause denial of service by bypassing security measures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49535?
CVE-2025-49535 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 8 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49535?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49535?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-49535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49535 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-x499-pm58-q38p.