Adobe ColdFusion < 2023.x < 2023u18 / 2025.x < 2025u6 RCE (APSB26-12)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 286269

Synopsis

A web-based application running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe ColdFusion installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2023.x update 18 or 2025.x update 6.
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability in the bundled Apache Tika dependency that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Adobe ColdFusion version 2023 update 18 / 2025 update 6 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 286269

File Name: coldfusion_win_apsb26-12.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-66516

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion

Required KB Items: SMB/coldfusion/instance

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-66516

IAVA: 2026-A-0034

Detections

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