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: DOM-based Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A DOM‑based cross‑site scripting flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the document Object Model of a victim’s browser and execute arbitrary JavaScript within that browser context. The code runs with the same privileges as the victim’s session, potentially enabling any client‑side action that the browser permits. The vulnerability is confined to the web application layer and does not compromise server or system resources directly.

Affected Systems

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and the Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service edition are listed as affected. No other products or versions are mentioned in the advisory.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 categorises the flaw as medium severity. The EPSS score is not provided, so no estimate of current exploitation probability is available. The vulnerability is not present in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability catalog. Exploitation requires the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, indicating that successful attacks depend on user interaction. The scope is reported as changed, but no additional impact beyond the browser context is described in the advisory.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the patch for Adobe Experience Manager referenced in the official Adobe advisory (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-98.html).
  • Add or strengthen a Content‑Security‑Policy that blocks inline JavaScript and permits scripts only from trusted origins.
  • Review custom DOM manipulation code in the application and apply proper input sanitization or encoding before inserting user‑supplied data into the DOM.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:59 UTC.

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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +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

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +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: 2026-09-10T15:01:42.885Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.615Z

Link: CVE-2026-75657

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T16:41:57.939Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:14.313

Modified: 2026-09-11T13:18:33.657

Link: CVE-2026-75657

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T14:00:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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