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 code execution via DOM-based XSS
Action: Patch
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 inside the victim’s browser. The flaw requires the victim to visit a crafted web page, after which the browser’s DOM environment is manipulated to run the attacker’s payload. Because the code runs with the victim’s privileges, an attacker could log in as the user, hijack the session, exfiltrate personal data, or deface site content, all without affecting the server itself.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable versions include Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and the Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service platform. Specific patch details are provided in Adobe’s Security Bulletin APSB26‑98; no version exclusions are listed in the available data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate severity. EPSS data is unavailable, so exploitation probability is unknown, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a malicious link or embedded content that a user opens, which is inferred from the requirement for user interaction. Exploitation is client‑side only and would not affect other users unless a compromised site is widely shared. Given the moderate score and lack of widespread exploitation evidence, the risk is moderate but warrants timely mitigation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:11 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the patch released in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-98 for your Adobe Experience Manager deployment.
  • Implement a strong Content Security Policy that disallows inline scripts and unsafe evaluation of JavaScript.
  • Deploy a Web Application Firewall to filter or block suspect user‑supplied content and monitor for crafted URLs that could trigger the XSS flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 13:11 UTC.

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History

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

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +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: 2026-09-09T16:07:40.937Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-75717

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T16:07:35.501Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:19.510

Modified: 2026-09-10T13:52:52.880

Link: CVE-2026-75717

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')