---
id: CVE-2025-61823
title: >-
  ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an
  Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability
  that could lead to arbitrary file system read
summary: >-
  ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an
  Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability
  that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high privileged attacker
  could explo…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
vendor: adobe
product: coldfusion
affected:
  - coldfusion = 2021
  - coldfusion = 2023
  - coldfusion = 2025
published: '2025-12-10'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T23:10:00.463'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61823'
references:
  - url: 'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-105.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00493
epssPercentile: 0.3975
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T23:21:16.912Z'
---

## Overview

ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and data on the server. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction and scope is changed.

## Affected

- `coldfusion = 2021`
- `coldfusion = 2023`
- `coldfusion = 2025`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.