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 XSS that can execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser
Action: Patch Software
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is vulnerable to a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting flaw that allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript while a user views a crafted page. The weakness is a classic client‑side input handling issue (CWE‑79) and is further complicated by a scope change, meaning the attack can potentially affect components beyond the user's original session context. Successful exploitation would let the attacker hijack user sessions, exfiltrate data, or deface the web application, all within the victim’s browser environment.

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 patch version is listed, so any installation of those products without an updated security package is at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 5.4 indicates a moderate severity. The EPSS value is not available, and the vulnerability is not on the CISA KEV list, suggesting a lower likelihood of widespread exploitation. However, the required user interaction (visiting a crafted page) means the vulnerability depends on social engineering or malicious URLs. Given the scope change, an attacker who succeeds can potentially target additional users or system components, raising the overall risk if the exploit is deployed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:08 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Adobe Experience Manager to the latest security patch released by Adobe
  • Implement strict input validation or output encoding for all client‑side data to block injected scripts
  • Deploy a web‑application firewall rule set that blocks known XSS payloads and monitor for XSS attempts

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:08 UTC.

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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +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: 2026-09-11T21:04:21.666Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-75692

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T21:04:16.342Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:17.023

Modified: 2026-09-11T21:17:15.310

Link: CVE-2026-75692

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')