Sensitive information disclosure possible in AEM
Priority LOW 39CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-269.
Summary
An AEM java servlet in AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.1 (and below) executes with the permissions of a high privileged service user. If exploited, this could lead to read-only access to sensitive data in an AEM repository.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03751 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Experience Manager | up to 6.5.5.0; up to 6.4.8.1; up to None | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Experience Manager VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.5.0; up to 6.4.8.1; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.2.1.20; 6.3.0.0 – 6.3.3.8; 6.4.0.0 – 6.4.8.1; 6.5.0.0 – 6.5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:6.4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4.8.1 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:6.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.2.1.20; 6.3.0.0 – 6.3.3.8; 6.4.0.0 – 6.4.8.1; 6.5.0.0 – 6.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:6.4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:6.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrr9-hwhq-cmwg
More Adobe Experience Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31549 Adobe Experience Manager (MS) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03574 Server-side request forgery in Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.4 and earlier CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-00865 Dispatcher before 4.1.5 in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0 does not… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-00864 The Servlets Post component 2.3.6 in Apache Sling, as used in Adobe Experience Manager… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-05642 Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5, and 6.4 have an authentication bypass… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-05759 XML external entity injection in Adobe Experience Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-9733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrr9-hwhq-cmwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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