CVE-2025-54261
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Description
ColdFusion versions 2025.3, 2023.15, 2021.21 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an attacker. The victim must have optional configurations enabled. Scope is changed.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
10.0
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-09 17:15:59.477000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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