Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege AEM access
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DeliveryCraft webpage with malicious DOM payload
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ExploitLure authenticated victim to visit page
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ExecutionClient-side script executes in browser
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ImpactHijack session or exfiltrate data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires three concrete prerequisites that limit realistic risk: (1) the attacker must hold at least low-level privileges on the AEM instance (CVSS PR:L), so this is not an anonymous internet attack per the vendor vector; (2) a victim with an active AEM session must be socially engineered into visiting a crafted webpage (UI:R), meaning no exploitation occurs without user action; and (3) the target must be running Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 up to and including 6.5.25 - version 6.5.26 or later (per APSB26-152) removes the flaw. The DOM-based nature means the malicious payload is processed entirely in the victim's browser via client-side script, so the specific vulnerable client-side feature/sink in AEM is the trigger, though Adobe's advisory does not name it. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, low-urgency issue rather than an emergency patch. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 5.4) shows a network-reachable but constrained flaw: it requires low-level authentication (PR:L) AND victim user interaction (UI:R), which together substantially raise the bar versus an unauthenticated drive-by. Scope is changed (S:C), reflecting that injected script executes in the victim's browser context - a different security authority than the vulnerable server - but impact is only partial (C:L/I:L, A:N). All real-world exploitation signals point low and consistent: SSVC reports Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, Technical Impact=partial; there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The signals do not conflict - CVSS severity, SSVC, and the absence of KEV/POC all converge on 'patch in normal cycle, not out-of-band.' The one nuance worth verifying: DOM-based XSS is frequently assessed as PR:N (unauthenticated) by other analysts, yet Adobe's PSIRT assigned PR:L; if the affected surface is actually a pre-authentication page, real-world reach would be somewhat broader than the score implies. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with low-privilege access to an affected Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 instance crafts a malicious URL or webpage that manipulates the client-side DOM to inject JavaScript. The attacker lures an authenticated victim into visiting the crafted page, and the script executes in the victim's browser within the AEM context, enabling session/data theft or actions on the victim's behalf. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the required user interaction limits mass exploitation. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
DOM-based cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 through 6.5.25 allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser session when the victim is socially engineered into visiting a crafted webpage while having an active AEM session. This moderate-severity, low-urgency issue requires user interaction and low-level privileges (CVSS PR:L), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Adobe has released a fix in version 6.5.26 per advisory APSB26-152.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.26 or later as specified in APSB26-152 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html). If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls: restrict access to the AEM authoring interface to trusted, low-privileged users only (trade-off: reduces legitimate access for some users); enforce a strict Content Security Policy (CSP) that disallows inline scripts and restricts script sources (trade-off: may break legitimate client-side functionality and require tuning); and train users to recognize phishing attempts that could lead to visiting crafted webpages (trade-off: relies on user vigilance). Because the flaw is DOM-based and processed entirely in the browser, server-side web application firewalls (WAFs) are unlikely to reliably detect or block exploitation. The patch version 6.5.26 is per the vendor advisory; no other version numbers should be assumed.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This is a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) affecting Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 up to and including 6.5.25. Unlike reflected or stored XSS, DOM-based XSS occurs entirely in the victim's browser: the malicious payload is processed via client-side JavaScript that manipulates the DOM, often through a sink such as innerHTML or document.write. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates a network-based attack requiring low privileges (PR:L) and user interaction (UI:R), with scope change (S:C) because the vulnerable component (AEM client-side code) impacts a different security scope (the victim's browser). The SSVC assessment rates Exploitation as none, Automatable as no, and Technical Impact as partial, aligning with the moderate severity. The specific client-side feature or sink in AEM is not named in Adobe's advisory, but the EUVD entry (EUVD-2026-100546) confirms the affected version range. No CPE string was provided, but the affected product is clearly Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable DOM XSS needing a low-privilege attacker (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R); script runs in the browser's separate authority (S:C) with partial C/I and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
DescriptionCVE.org
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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