# Adobe patches critical code execution flaws across ColdFusion, AEM, Acrobat

Published: 2026-06-09 · Severity: elevated · Sectors: technology, media, retail, government-national, financial-services, healthcare, manufacturing, education
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/d7ec8f51-410a-5796-9789-7bf61083a959/adobe-patches-critical-code-execution-flaws-across-coldfusion-aem-acrobat

> Multiple Adobe products have critical vulnerabilities allowing arbitrary code execution; no active exploitation reported yet.

Adobe has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities across its product portfolio. The most severe affect ColdFusion, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), the DNG SDK, Acrobat and Reader, and the Creative Cloud desktop application. ColdFusion vulnerabilities include unsafe file uploads, deserialization flaws, and XXE issues that could lead to arbitrary code execution. AEM contains over 100 stored and DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The DNG SDK has integer overflows and heap buffer overflows. Acrobat and Reader have signature verification and out-of-bounds read issues. Creative Cloud desktop has a temporary file permission vulnerability. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute code in the context of the logged-on user, potentially install programs, modify data, or create new accounts depending on user privileges. The advisory notes no current in-the-wild exploitation.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-61808, CVE-2025-61809, CVE-2025-61810, CVE-2025-61811, CVE-2025-61812, CVE-2025-61813, CVE-2025-61821, CVE-2025-61822, CVE-2025-61823, CVE-2025-61830, CVE-2025-64537, CVE-2025-64539, CVE-2025-64540, CVE-2025-64541, CVE-2025-64542, CVE-2025-64783, CVE-2025-64784, CVE-2025-64785, CVE-2025-64786, CVE-2025-64787, CVE-2025-64893, CVE-2025-64894, CVE-2025-64896, CVE-2025-64897, CVE-2025-64898, CVE-2025-64899

## Detection guidance (public sample)

### ColdFusion Server Process Spawning Shell or Script Interpreter

ATT&CK: T1190

Adobe ColdFusion service process spawning cmd/PowerShell/script hosts or LOLBins, consistent with post-exploitation of file upload, deserialization or XXE flaws. Auto-generated starting point — validate and tune in your environment before deploying. IOC matches can false-positive on shared infrastructure and decay as adversary infrastructure rotates.

```yaml
title: ColdFusion Server Process Spawning Shell or Script Interpreter
description: Detects the Adobe ColdFusion server process (coldfusion.exe / cfusion
  runtime) spawning command shells, PowerShell, script hosts or common download LOLBins.
  This is typical post-exploitation behaviour after unsafe file upload or deserialization
  RCE against ColdFusion. Generalises on the parent/child relation, not on specific
  payloads.
tags:
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1190
- attack.execution
- attack.t1059.001
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection_parent:
  - ParentImage|endswith: \coldfusion.exe
  - ParentImage|contains: \cfusion\runtime\bin\
  selection_child:
    Image|endswith:
    - \cmd.exe
    - \powershell.exe
    - \pwsh.exe
    - \wscript.exe
    - \cscript.exe
    - \mshta.exe
    - \certutil.exe
    - \bitsadmin.exe
    - \whoami.exe
    - \net.exe
    - \net1.exe
    - \schtasks.exe
  condition: selection_parent and selection_child
falsepositives:
- Administrative maintenance scripts or scheduled jobs deliberately invoking cmd.exe
  from ColdFusion (cfexecute)
- ColdFusion installer or updater helper scripts run during patching
level: high
id: 55a422fa-b49d-5f39-87ba-d6a229dde626
status: experimental
author: Vorant
references:
- https://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-products-could-allow-for-arbitrary-code-execution_2025-114
```

### Adobe Acrobat or Reader Spawning Shell or Script Interpreter

ATT&CK: T1203

Acrobat/Reader launching cmd, PowerShell, script hosts or LOLBins, indicating exploitation of a client-side document vulnerability. Auto-generated starting point — validate and tune in your environment before deploying. IOC matches can false-positive on shared infrastructure and decay as adversary infrastructure rotates.

```yaml
title: Adobe Acrobat or Reader Spawning Shell or Script Interpreter
description: Detects Adobe Acrobat/Reader processes spawning command shells, PowerShell,
  script hosts or common proxy-execution binaries. Reader does not normally launch
  these, so the pattern suggests exploitation of a memory-corruption or signature-verification
  flaw via a malicious PDF.
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1203
- attack.t1059.001
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    ParentImage|endswith:
    - \AcroRd32.exe
    - \Acrobat.exe
    - \AcroCEF.exe
    - \Acrobat Reader DC.exe
    Image|endswith:
    - \cmd.exe
    - \powershell.exe
    - \pwsh.exe
    - \wscript.exe
    - \cscript.exe
    - \mshta.exe
    - \regsvr32.exe
    - \rundll32.exe
    - \certutil.exe
    - \bitsadmin.exe
    - \schtasks.exe
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
- PDF workflows or plug-ins that intentionally launch helper scripts, such as some
  enterprise document-management integrations
level: high
id: c0f0d010-fc47-5154-a9d7-1001afe1c7b7
status: experimental
author: Vorant
references:
- https://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-products-could-allow-for-arbitrary-code-execution_2025-114
```

Behavioural rules are generated from public reporting — validate in your environment before deploying.

Source reporting: https://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-products-could-allow-for-arbitrary-code-execution_2025-114

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