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 (DOM-based XSS)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is impacted by a DOM-based cross‑site scripting vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute malicious JavaScript inside the victim’s browser context. The flaw requires the victim to visit a specially crafted page and does not change privileges but does alter the integrity of the user session by injecting script that can exfiltrate data or perform actions on behalf of the user.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability compromises Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and the Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service offering. No specific build numbers are listed, so all instances of these products are considered potentially affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a medium severity assessment. The EPSS score is not reported, and the vulnerability is not included in the CISA KEV catalog, so current exploitation evidence is limited. Exploitation requires the victim to load a crafted URL, making the attack vector user interaction‑driven. Given the lack of a public exploit and the need for user action, the immediate risk is moderate, but the potential impact on session integrity and data exposure warrants prompt remediation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:45 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Adobe Experience Manager to the latest patched version
  • Implement a Content Security Policy to restrict script execution from untrusted sources
  • Sanitize and encode user‑generated content before rendering it in the DOM

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:45 UTC.

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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +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: 2026-09-10T21:00:27.313Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.618Z

Link: CVE-2026-75690

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T20:55:47.555Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:16.787

Modified: 2026-09-10T21:17:41.310

Link: CVE-2026-75690

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-27T14:15:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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