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 that can allow a low‑privileged attacker to inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a victim’s browser
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is vulnerable to a stored Cross‑Site Scripting flaw that enables a low‑privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into form fields. When a user interacts with the affected page, the embedded JavaScript executes in the victim’s browser. The vulnerability is noted to change the scope of the compromise, indicating that the impact may extend beyond the immediate user environment.

Affected Systems

Affected systems include Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. All installed instances of these packages are considered impacted until patched.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a moderate severity level. No EPSS data is available, so the precise likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires a low‑privileged user who can submit data to the vulnerable form; successful injection leads to stored script execution in the browser of any user who views the page, with the potential for a broader impact due to the noted change in scope.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:03 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe Experience Manager update that addresses the stored XSS vulnerability for all affected 6.5, 6.5 LTS, and Cloud Service installations.
  • Implement server‑side output encoding or strict input validation for all form fields to prevent injection of executable script content.
  • Deploy a Content Security Policy that restricts inline scripts and limits script sources to trusted origins.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:03 UTC.

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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 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: 2026-09-10T15:00:37.481Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:29:54.622Z

Link: CVE-2026-75742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T16:41:41.547Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:22.010

Modified: 2026-09-10T16:17:56.187

Link: CVE-2026-75742

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T12:15:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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