OS Command Injection in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-49537
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112605
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49537
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2025-49537
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2021 Update 21, 2023 Update 15, 2025 Update 3