Incorrect authorization in Adobe Experience Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service through 2026.9.28187, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS through 6.5 LTS SP3, and Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 through 6.5.25 are affected. An incorrect authorization check (CWE-863) allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, which can give an attacker elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. A remote attacker needs no privileges and no user interaction, and the scope changes.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service | up to 2026.9.28187 | 2026.9.28386 | Patch available | CNA |
| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS | up to 6.5 LTS SP3 | 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352 | Patch available | CNA |
| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 | up to 6.5.25 | 6.5.20 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.21 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.22 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352 | Patch available | CNA |
- Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service VendorAdobe Affected up to 2026.9.28187 Fixed in 2026.9.28386 Patch available CNA
- Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5 LTS SP3 Fixed in 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352 Patch available CNA
- Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.25 Fixed in 6.5.20 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.21 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.22 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
Update Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service to 2026.9.28386. Apply the hotfix for GRANITE-72352 to Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS SP1, SP2 and SP3, and to Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 versions 6.5.20 through 6.5.25.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service (Adobe) Fixed in 2026.9.28386
- Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS (Adobe) Fixed in 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352
- Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (Adobe) Fixed in 6.5.20 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.21 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.22 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26…
35 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 11 MEDIUM, 24 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-73467 Incorrect authorization in Adobe Experience ManagerPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2026-73524 Adobe Experience Manager authorization flaw allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-73577 OS command injection in Adobe Experience Manager allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 46
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48383
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-hh6w-v424-vc4w
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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-2026-48383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hh6w-v424-vc4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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