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: Client‑side script execution
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is susceptible to a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting flaw that allows an attacker to inject and run arbitrary JavaScript in the victim’s browser. The vulnerability requires that the victim visits a specially crafted web page, at which point the attacker’s script can execute within the browser context. Because the attack operates in the client environment, it cannot alter server‑side data but can execute any code that the browser permits.

Affected Systems

The affected products are Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, the 6.5 LTS release, and the Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service offering. No particular sub‑versions are identified in the CNA data, so all current releases within these lines should be considered vulnerable until a vendor‑supplied fix is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a moderate severity, but the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers must entice a user to visit a malicious URL, making user interaction a prerequisite; thus the risk to an organization depends largely on how widely exposed the affected AEM instances are and how likely users are to click a crafted link. The scope change flag indicates that the vulnerability may affect a broader set of resources than originally anticipated.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 14:48 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Download and deploy the Adobe Experience Manager patch or upgrade to the latest supported release as outlined in the Adobe security advisory
  • If a patch is not immediately available, restrict or remove public exposure of vulnerable AEM instances through network segmentation, IP whitelisting, or firewall rules
  • Implement a Content Security Policy that disallows inline scripts and limits script execution to approved domains to reduce the impact of any remaining DOM‑based scripting vectors

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 14:48 UTC.

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History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +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: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 14:30:00 +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: 2026-09-09T13:11:29.343Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.617Z

Link: CVE-2026-75681

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:11:26.268Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:16.330

Modified: 2026-09-10T13:57:27.850

Link: CVE-2026-75681

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T15:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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