Description
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 9.9 Critical
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary code execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 and its LTS release contain an OS command injection flaw that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the application. The vulnerability is not dependent on user interaction, applies to a low‑privileged attacker, and results in a change of scope that grants persistent code execution.

Affected Systems

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 and the 6.5 Long Term Support edition are the affected products. The vulnerability applies to all instances running these versions that have not applied the relevant Adobe security update.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw has a CVSS score of 9.9, indicating critical severity, and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS score of 1% indicates a low probability of exploitation, but the lack of user interaction and the low‑privileged nature of the attacker suggest that exploitation could still occur frequently in a production environment. The change in scope means that an attacker could potentially elevate privileges or modify the system without additional authentication.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 05:04 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 security patch or upgrade to a supported release that removes the command injection flaw.
  • Ensure that AEM instances run with the minimal privileges required for normal operation to limit the impact of any code execution.
  • If an immediate patch is not feasible, block or restrict access to the vulnerable functionality, monitor logs for suspicious command execution, and prepare to apply the fix as soon as possible.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 05:04 UTC.

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe adobe Experience Manager
Adobe experience Manager
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe adobe Experience Manager
Adobe experience Manager

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Title Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Adobe Experience Manager Experience Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T10:51:03.320Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T11:27:51.468Z

Link: CVE-2026-103848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T10:40:59.958Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T20:17:11.267

Modified: 2026-10-14T15:50:50.180

Link: CVE-2026-103848

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:45:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-78

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')