Is CVE-2025-49538 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-49538 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-49538?

CVE-2025-49538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-49538?

CVE-2025-49538 has an EPSS score of 1.97% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2025-49538?

No published fix for CVE-2025-49538 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-49538

HIGHEPSS 78th pctl

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting crafted XML or XPath queries to access unauthorized files or lead to denial of service. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and attack must have access to shared secrets.

CWE-91

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

helpx.adobe.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-11.