Code execution via _storeCFSettingFile path traversal
Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper input validation in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.4, 2023.16, and 2021.22 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Network protections identify path traversal in _storeCFSettingFile, but Adobe has not disclosed the invalidated field or faulty validation operation. Exploitation requires high privileges and adjacent-network access but no user interaction, and successful execution gives control of the server process.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.4, 2023.16, and 2021.22 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Network protections identify path traversal in _storeCFSettingFile, but Adobe has not disclosed the invalidated field or faulty validation operation. Exploitation requires high privileges and adjacent-network access but no user interaction, and successful execution gives control of the server process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-61812
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- ColdFusion
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1210
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Dec 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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