CVE-2025-64897 ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
A low-privileged attacker can bypass security controls to gain unauthorized write access, potentially causing denial of service in Adobe ColdFusion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-64897?
CVE-2025-64897 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 9 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability. A low privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain limited unauthorized write access potentially resulting in denial of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-64897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-64897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-64897 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-2025-64897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-64897 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-mjw5-6w2m-jr5w.