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: Assess
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is vulnerable to a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting flaw that allows an attacker to inject and execute malicious JavaScript within a victim’s browser context. The flaw occurs when the application processes crafted input that alters the DOM environment, leading to unintended script execution. This vulnerability can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information handled by the victim’s session, and the wrongdoing is scoped to the user’s browser session, not system‑wide. "Scope is changed" indicates the vulnerability can affect more than just the local context, but still requires the user to interact with the crafted content.

Affected Systems

Affected products include Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. No specific versions are listed beyond these product lines; users of these releases should verify their exact build against Adobe’s advisory.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a moderate severity for an XSS flaw. The EPSS score is not available, so the current exploitation probability is unknown, and the vulnerability is not included in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires victim interaction – a user must load a specially crafted web page. The attack vector is therefore indirect and depends on user click, but once triggered, the attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim’s browser context. Given the absence of a publicly available exploit and the need for user interaction, the risk is moderate but remains non‑negligible for exposed applications.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:41 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe AEM security update referenced in APSB26‑98.
  • Configure a robust Content Security Policy to limit the execution of inline scripts and disallow remote code loading.
  • Sanitize and validate all user‑supplied input that is reflected into the DOM to prevent injection of executable code.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:41 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

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'}


Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +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: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: 2026-09-10T14:59:32.276Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-75672

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T16:41:26.671Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:15.513

Modified: 2026-09-10T16:17:54.730

Link: CVE-2026-75672

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-27T12:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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