Reflected cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
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. The flaw is a reflected cross-site scripting weakness (CWE-79) that lets injected scripts run in a web page viewed by the victim. An attacker needs a victim to visit a crafted URL or interact with a compromised page, and could gain elevated access or control over the victim's account or session.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into a web page, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page. Scope is changed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 SP3 - Hotfix for SITES-49893 + SITES-49334 + SITES-48208 | Patch available | CNA |
| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 | up to 6.5.25 | 6.5.25 - Hotfix for SITES-49894 + SITES-49335 + SITES-48207 | 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 SP3 - Hotfix for SITES-49893 + SITES-49334 + SITES-48208 Patch available CNA
- Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.25 Fixed in 6.5.25 - Hotfix for SITES-49894 + SITES-49335 + SITES-48207 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is fixed in 2026.9.28386. Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS is fixed by the hotfix for SITES-49893, SITES-49334 and SITES-48208 in 6.5 LTS SP3. Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 is fixed by the hotfix for SITES-49894, SITES-49335 and SITES-48207 in 6.5.25.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- 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 SP3 - Hotfix for SITES-49893 + SITES-49334 + SITES-48208
- Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (Adobe) Fixed in 6.5.25 - Hotfix for SITES-49894 + SITES-49335 + SITES-48207
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-2026-73468 Incorrect authorization in Adobe Experience ManagerPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2026-73467 Incorrect authorization in Adobe Experience ManagerPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2026-73524 Adobe Experience Manager authorization flaw allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 50
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-83662
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-jfw7-5gx2-274v
- 2026-10-15 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-2026-83662 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-83662 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfw7-5gx2-274v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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