CVE-2025-61822 | ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system write. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write malicious files to arbitrary locations on the file system. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Published: 2025-12-10 Last update: 2025-12-12 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-61822 is rated Low Risk (30.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-61822

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-19 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-05-01 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2026-01-10 0.05%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-61822

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.7 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-61822

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-61822

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2025 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-61822

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