CVE-2025-49536 ColdFusion | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
A low-privileged attacker can bypass security measures to gain unauthorized access to Adobe ColdFusion without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49536?
CVE-2025-49536 is a high-severity missing authorization 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 Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49536?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49536 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-49536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49536 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-2rhm-r3jf-ph2q.