CVE-2025-49551 ColdFusion | Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798)
Hard-coded credentials in Adobe ColdFusion allow attackers to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges on internal systems.
- 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-2025-49551?
CVE-2025-49551 is a high-severity 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 a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49551?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-49551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49551 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-7fxq-8gr3-9c2f.