Description
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Browser-based code execution via DOM‑based XSS
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) flaw in Adobe Experience Manager allows an attacker to manipulate the DOM environment and run malicious JavaScript when a victim visits a crafted webpage. This vulnerability changes the scope of the application’s execution context, enabling the attacker to execute code within the victim’s browser session without requiring additional permissions.

Affected Systems

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and the Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service are all affected by this issue. No specific sub‑versions are listed, so all releases under these product lines are potentially vulnerable until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a moderate severity. The EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires user interaction – the victim must click or load a specially crafted URL. Once the victim’s browser processes the page, the malicious JavaScript runs with the privileges of the authenticated session, potentially stealing credentials, modifying page content or redirecting traffic. Given the lack of remote code execution beyond the browser context and the need for user interaction, the risk is considered moderate, but the impact on a compromised user can be significant.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Download and install the Adobe Experience Manager security update released in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26‑98; apply the patch to all installations of 6.5, 6.5 LTS, and the cloud service.
  • Configure a strong Content Security Policy that disallows inline scripts and sources malicious payloads from unknown origins to mitigate the XSS attack.
  • Educate users to avoid clicking suspicious links and verify URLs before loading them in the Experience Manager UI.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe experience Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp2:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe experience Manager

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.
Title Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Experience Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:55:28.650Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.613Z

Link: CVE-2026-75636

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:55:24.353Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:12.970

Modified: 2026-09-11T12:39:33.243

Link: CVE-2026-75636

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T14:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')