Description
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) that can execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim’s browser via vulnerable form fields accessed by low‑privileged users.
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager contains a stored Cross‑Site Scripting vulnerability that allows an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields that are stored and served to users. When a user views the affected page, the injected script runs in their browser, potentially enabling credential theft, session hijacking, or other malicious actions. The flaw is classified as a scope‑changing XSS, which can affect a wide range of users depending on the internal distribution of the content.

Affected Systems

AEM 6.5, AEM 6.5 LTS, and AEM as a Cloud Service are impacted. Users running these versions should verify their deployment against the Adobe security advisory for CVE‑2026‑75727.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score is not available, so the current probability of exploitation is uncertain but not ruled out. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is an authenticated user submitting a malicious payload through a form, which is then rendered when other users view the page. No remote code execution or privilege escalation is reported; the risk is confined to the victim’s browser environment.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:37 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the Adobe security update that closes the stored XSS flaw for AEM 6.5, 6.5 LTS, and the cloud service.
  • Implement rigorous input validation and output encoding for all form fields to prevent scripts from being stored or executed.
  • Restrict form editing capabilities to trusted users and enforce proper authorization checks to mitigate injection from low‑privileged attackers.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:37 UTC.

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Advisories

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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 14:30:00 +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 stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.
Title Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (Stored 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: 2026-09-09T13:12:33.202Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-75727

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:12:29.086Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:20.480

Modified: 2026-09-10T13:52:48.373

Link: CVE-2026-75727

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:45:02Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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