CVE-2025-49537Network attack vector

Code execution via undisclosed command injection

Published Jul 8, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

OS command injection in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.2, 2023.14, and 2021.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. Adobe has not disclosed the affected function or how it passes attacker-controlled input to an operating-system command. Exploitation requires high privileges, user interaction, and access to a component restricted to internal IP addresses.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability2.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.2, 2023.14, and 2021.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. Adobe has not disclosed the affected function or how it passes attacker-controlled input to an operating-system command. Exploitation requires high privileges, user interaction, and access to a component restricted to internal IP addresses.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-49537
Published
Jul 8, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Adobe
Product
ColdFusion
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2021.20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Adobe · ColdFusionversion=0 <=2021.20

Published CVSS scores

8.1Adobe PSIRTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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