Sitecore Products ViewState Deserialization Vulnerability
Priority CRITICAL 98Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Sitecore Experience Manager (XM), Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) allows Code Injection.This issue affects Experience Manager (XM): through 9.0; Experience Platform (XP): through 9.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-09-04CISA due date 2025-09-25
EPSS 0.6071 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitecore | Experience Manager (XM) | up to 9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Sitecore | Experience Platform (XP) | up to 9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Experience Manager (XM) VendorSitecore Affected up to 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Experience Platform (XP) VendorSitecore Affected up to 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sitecore |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sitecore |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sitecore |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:managed_cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Sitecore |
- cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sitecore
- cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sitecore
- cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sitecore
- cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:managed_cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Sitecore
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2025-09-04 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5r9-cgwv-wmpc
- 2026-10-12 EPSS moved to the 99th percentile and above
References
More Sitecore Experience Commerce vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17897 Multiple Sitecore products allow remote code execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33610 HTML Cache Poisoning through Unsafe Reflections CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-24533 Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-33608 Sitecore Experience Remote Code Execution through Insecure Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-24535 Sitecore PowerShell Extension RCE via Unrestricted Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-24534 Sitecore XM, XC, and XP Post-Auth RCE via Zip Slip CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-53690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53690 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5r9-cgwv-wmpc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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