CVE-2025-49537: 
Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A critical OS Command Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-49537) was discovered in Adobe ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 8, 2025, and affects multiple versions of the ColdFusion software (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) vulnerability (CWE-78). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.9 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is exploitable through adjacent networks, requires high privileges and user interaction, with changed scope and potential high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution by a high-privileged attacker. The vulnerability affects system security with potential high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. However, the vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses, which somewhat limits the potential impact (NVD).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their ColdFusion installations to versions newer than 2025.2, 2023.14, or 2021.20 depending on their installation branch (Adobe Advisory).