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 (CWE-79)
Action: Apply Update
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross‑Site Scripting vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate the DOM environment and execute malicious JavaScript within the victim's browser context. The flaw requires that the victim visit a crafted webpage, after which injected script can run in the user's session. Successful exploitation could lead to session hijacking, credential theft, defacement, or unauthorized data access. The vulnerability is identified as CWE‑79 and the scope of the attack is changed, meaning that the impact remains within the victim's browser rather than impacting server‑side resources.

Affected Systems

Affected products are Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, the 6.5 LTS release, and Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. No further version granularity is provided, so any installation of these editions should be considered vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates medium severity. EPSS information is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting limited exploitation data. Because exploitation requires user interaction with a crafted webpage, the risk is typically confined to social‑engineering attacks. Nevertheless, organizations with exposed Experience Manager instances should treat it as a moderate threat until the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:44 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Adobe Experience Manager patch referenced in the security advisory.
  • Implement a Content Security Policy that disallows inline JavaScript and restricts script sources to trusted domains.
  • Educate users about the risk of visiting untrusted URLs to prevent social‑engineering attacks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 09:44 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

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: 2026-09-10T21:00:27.113Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-75719

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:19.753

Modified: 2026-09-10T21:17:43.153

Link: CVE-2026-75719

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:45:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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