Description
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system write. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write files to unauthorized locations on the file system. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary file system write
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a path traversal flaw that allows an attacker with low privileges to write files to arbitrary locations on the file system. This leads to a change of scope and can be used to place malicious files, potentially enabling further compromise such as injecting executable code. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and can be exploited from a remote context where the attacker can interact with the CMS. The description explicitly notes that exploitation can happen without any additional user action, highlighting the seriousness of the issue.

Affected Systems

Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5 and 6.5 LTS are impacted. These are the explicitly listed products in the CVE advisory. No other versions or editions were mentioned in the data, so the risk is confined to the identified releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 7.7 indicates high severity, and with a scope change the potential for damage is amplified. EPSS is not available, so the current probability of exploitation in the wild cannot be quantified, but the lack of user interaction and open file-write capability make it a strong candidate for exploitation. The vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the lack of public exposure does not diminish the need for rapid remediation. The most likely attack vector is path traversal via the CMS file upload or ingestion mechanisms, as indicated by the CWE-22 classification.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 13, 2026 at 22:27 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Adobe Security Update for APSB26‑152 to the affected Experience Manager installations.
  • If a patch cannot be applied immediately, disable external file ingestion or upload features that rely on the vulnerable logic until a fix is available.
  • Ensure that write permissions on the application’s content repository are restricted to the least privilege required for normal operation, limiting the impact of any future writes.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 13, 2026 at 22:27 UTC.

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History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system write. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write files to unauthorized locations on the file system. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Title Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Adobe Experience Manager Experience Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-17T00:43:13.638Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T00:39:38.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-106634

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T00:43:09.591Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T20:17:17.103

Modified: 2026-10-30T13:34:24.707

Link: CVE-2026-106634

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-16T17:30:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')