Adobe Experience Manager input validation flaw allows code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 is affected by an improper input validation flaw (CWE-20). A remote attacker with low privileges can execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. No user interaction is required, 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 Improper Input Validation 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
- 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 6.5 | up to 6.5.25 | 6.5.23 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862 | Patch available | CNA |
- Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.25 Fixed in 6.5.23 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23, 6.5.24 and 6.5.25 are fixed by hotfix CQ-4364862.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (Adobe) Fixed in 6.5.23 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for CQ-4364862
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 — 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-2026-105895
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-xf4c-rxf4-57c4
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2026-105895 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105895 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xf4c-rxf4-57c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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