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TI-2026-73623 Aliases CVE-2026-106634GHSA-p9vv-g779-c8w5

Path traversal in Adobe Experience Manager lets attackers write files

Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS and 6.5 are affected by a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in which a pathname is not limited to a restricted directory. A low-privileged attacker can write files to unauthorized locations on the file system without user interaction, and the scope changes.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system write. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write files to unauthorized locations on the file system. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00461 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS (Adobe): 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (Adobe): 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeAdobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTSup to 6.5 LTS SP36.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052Patch availableCNA
AdobeAdobe Experience Manager 6.5up to 6.5.256.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052Patch availableCNA
  • Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5 LTS SP3 Fixed in 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052 Patch available CNA
  • Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.25 Fixed in 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*up to 6.5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*up to 6.5.25.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.25.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Apply the Hotfix for GRANITE-75052 to Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS SP1, 6.5 LTS SP2 and 6.5 LTS SP3, and to Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23, 6.5.24 and 6.5.25.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS (Adobe) Fixed in 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052
  • Fix · CNA Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (Adobe) Fixed in 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-75052

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 — 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
    Show all 35 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106634
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-p9vv-g779-c8w5
  3. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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