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: Monitor
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is vulnerable to a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting flaw that allows an attacker to execute malicious JavaScript within a victim’s browser. The flaw arises when a crafted URL or page modifies the Document Object Model to inject code that runs with the same origin as the site. An attacker needs the victim to visit a malicious link or page, after which the XSS payload can exfiltrate session data, redirect the user, or perform other browser‑based attacks. The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a moderate risk that primarily affects confidentiality and integrity of authenticated user sessions without affecting system availability.

Affected Systems

Products affected are 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 in the current advisory; administrators should refer to the vendor guidance for the latest update that addresses this issue.

Risk and Exploitability

The risk is moderate with a CVSS score of 5.4 and no EPSS score provided. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploits. Exploitation requires the victim to interact with a crafted page, making it a user‑interaction‑dependent XSS. The scope change suggests that the flaw can affect more than the originating resource, potentially enabling privilege or domain escalation within the web application if not mitigated.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:36 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe Experience Manager update as outlined in the Adobe advisory;
  • Enforce proper input filtering or encoding on any data that is incorporated into the DOM, particularly in templates that use user input to build URLs or script tags.
  • Deploy or update web application firewall rules to block or sanitize scripts injected via URL or query parameters until the product is patched.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:36 UTC.

Tracking

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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 14:15:00 +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

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: 2026-09-10T15:01:11.112Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.621Z

Link: CVE-2026-75718

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T16:41:50.475Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:19.630

Modified: 2026-09-10T16:17:55.740

Link: CVE-2026-75718

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T12:45:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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