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 that allows execution of malicious JavaScript in the victim’s browser
Action: Patch Update
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that causes a victim’s browser to execute arbitrary JavaScript through manipulation of the DOM. This flaw allows the execution of code in the context of the victim’s browser session and can lead to the compromise of sensitive data or the execution of unauthorized actions within the scope of the victim's privileges. The issue requires the victim to load a crafted page, so it is user‑interaction dependent.

Affected Systems

Affected products include Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, as listed by Adobe.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 places this flaw in the medium severity range. No EPSS data is available, indicating that a precise exploitation probability has not been quantified. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Because exploitation requires the victim to visit a crafted page, the attack vector is likely a malicious link or embedded content that manipulates the DOM. Overall, the risk is moderate and can be mitigated effectively through timely patching and application hardening.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:04 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the vendor-provided patch or upgrade to the fixed release of Adobe Experience Manager as documented in the Adobe security advisory.
  • Configure the application to enforce a strict Content Security Policy that blocks inline scripts and disallows script execution from untrusted sources.
  • Implement client‑side input validation, sanitization, and output escaping for all data that is inserted into the DOM to mitigate DOM‑based XSS as required by CWE‑79.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:04 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +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

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: 2026-09-11T13:46:25.943Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-75668

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T13:39:31.373Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:15.007

Modified: 2026-09-11T14:17:33.440

Link: CVE-2026-75668

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:15:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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