Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0 os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-30286. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead in arbitrary code execution by an attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-30286 since 03/20/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234235 (Adobe ColdFusion 2021.x < 2021u19 / 2023.x < 2023u13 / 2025.x < 2025u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234235). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• ColdFusion

Version

• 2021.0
• 2021.1
• 2021.2
• 2021.3
• 2021.4
• 2021.5
• 2021.6
• 2021.7
• 2021.8
• 2021.9
• 2021.10
• 2021.11
• 2021.12
• 2021.13
• 2021.14
• 2021.15
• 2021.16
• 2021.17
• 2021.18
• 2023.0
• 2023.1
• 2023.2
• 2023.3
• 2023.4
• 2023.5
• 2023.6
• 2023.7
• 2023.8
• 2023.9
• 2023.10
• 2023.11
• 2023.12
• 2025

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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