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Publication date: 2025-12-10

Last updated on: 2025-12-12

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-10

Last Modified

2025-12-12

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-61822

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	coldfusion	2021.22
adobe	coldfusion	2023.16
adobe	coldfusion	2025.4

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Input Validation issue in certain versions of ColdFusion (2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier) that allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to locations on the file system. This means an attacker can place malicious files anywhere on the system without needing user interaction.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow an attacker to write malicious files to arbitrary locations on your system, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution or system compromise. Since exploitation does not require user interaction and changes the scope, it can be used to escalate privileges or disrupt system integrity.

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