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: Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) flaw. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript into a victim’s browser when the victim visits a crafted page. This flaw is a classic input handling weakness (CWE-79) and can be used to run arbitrary code in the context of the user’s browser session, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information accessed in that session. The CVE notes that exploitation requires user interaction and that the scope of the vulnerability is changed in the affected environment.

Affected Systems

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5, 6.5 LTS, and the Cloud Service edition are impacted. No specific patch versions are listed in the advisory; administrators should refer to the Adobe Security Advisory and ensure they are running any released patch or the latest supported version of the product.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate severity, and exploitation requires user interaction because the victim must visit a crafted page. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, suggesting a lower likelihood of widespread exploitation. Nonetheless, the potential impact warrants a timely response.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:01 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the official Adobe patch or upgrade to a later version as described in Adobe’s security advisory for Apsb26‑98
  • Restrict or remove the vulnerable UI components from exposed roles, ensuring users who should not access the affected page cannot reach it
  • Implement a Content Security Policy that blocks inline script execution and enable browser XSS protection headers

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:01 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +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: 2026-09-09T15:58:26.392Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.616Z

Link: CVE-2026-75666

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:58:21.031Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:14.777

Modified: 2026-09-11T12:46:26.137

Link: CVE-2026-75666

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-27T13:00:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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