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Adobe Campaign Classic CVE-2026-82003

| EUVDEUVD-2026-84662 HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-09-22 adobe GHSA-3fgx-p55x-rvwv
8.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: adobe
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged ACC user
  2. Delivery
    Submit malformed input to vulnerable component
  3. Exploit
    Bypass improper input validation
  4. Execution
    Achieve arbitrary code execution as current user
  5. Impact
    Pivot across changed scope to impact confidentiality/integrity/availability

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated low-privileged account on the Adobe Campaign Classic instance (PR:L) and network reachability to the application (AV:N); no user interaction is needed (UI:N). Exploitation is additionally gated by conditions outside the attacker's control per Adobe (reflected as AC:H) - i.e. specific environmental, timing, or deployment state must hold, so this is not a reliably reproducible remote attack against arbitrary default installs. The vulnerable path is an ACC component that improperly validates attacker-supplied input; the exact feature/endpoint is not named in the advisory summary. Limiting factors: valid credentials required, high attack complexity, and impact confined to code execution in the current user's context (though scope-changed to affect adjacent resources).

Impact

CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.5 (HIGH) via CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - network-reachable, but the AC:H flag is significant: Adobe's own text 'Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control' means reliable exploitation is gated on environmental/timing factors, not merely attacker skill. PR:L confirms an authenticated (low-privileged) attacker is required per the vector. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the supplied intelligence, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' There is no SSVC decision record in the input. Signals are internally consistent (self-reported by Adobe, single vendor advisory) rather than conflicting, but they point to a real-but-non-trivial issue: full C/I/A impact and scope change raise theoretical severity, while AC:H plus required authentication materially lower the probability of widespread opportunistic exploitation. This reads as a genuine patch-priority item for ACC operators but not an emergency drop-everything CVE absent evidence of active exploitation. Note the vector's C:H/I:H/A:H is Adobe-supplied and not independently verified by NVD in the provided data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged authenticated user of an Adobe Campaign Classic instance submits crafted input to a component that improperly validates it, triggering arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Because scope is changed, the resulting execution can affect resources beyond the initially vulnerable component. No public exploit code is identified, and reliable exploitation depends on environmental conditions outside the attacker's direct control (AC:H).

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 22, 2026

Improper input validation in Adobe Campaign Classic allows a low-privileged, authenticated attacker with network reachability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, with the impact scoped beyond the vulnerable component (CVSS 3.1 base 8.5, AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). No user interaction is required, but Adobe explicitly notes that exploitability depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control, reflected as AC:H - meaning successful exploitation is gated by specific environmental, timing, or deployment state rather than being a reliably reproducible remote attack against default installs. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not confirmed as actively exploited (no CISA KEV listing), and the specific vulnerable feature or endpoint is not named in the advisory summary.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix identified in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-142 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/campaign/apsb26-142.html); the provided data does not confirm an exact patched version string, so verify the recommended build directly against the bulletin before considering an instance remediated. Until the fixed build is confirmed in place, reduce exposure with targeted compensating controls: restrict network access to the Adobe Campaign Classic application so that only trusted operator networks and integration sources can reach it (trade-off: may break remote or third-party campaign integrations and require VPN/allow-list maintenance), and review and trim accounts holding low-privileged roles so that only staff who genuinely need them retain access (trade-off: operational overhead and possible workflow disruption for marketing users). Where feasible, add input-validation-focused monitoring or filtering at the application's front door - for example, logging and alerting on anomalous parameter payloads to Campaign endpoints - while recognizing that signature-based filtering is unlikely to catch every variant of an input-validation flaw and can produce false positives. Because exploitation is authenticated and depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, prioritize credential hygiene, session monitoring for unexpected account behavior, and prompt upgrade when the vendor-patched build is available, rather than relying on network controls alone.

Affected VersionsENISA

Adobe Campaign Classic 0 ≤7.4.4 build 9401

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation): an Adobe Campaign Classic component fails to properly validate attacker-supplied input before using it in a security-relevant operation, enabling arbitrary code execution. Adobe Campaign Classic is an enterprise marketing-automation platform that handles campaign orchestration, customer data, and delivery workflows, typically exposed to internal operators and integration endpoints over the network, which is why the vector is AV:N with PR:L (a valid low-privileged account is required). The scope-changed rating (S:C) indicates that a successful exploit can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component's own security authority, so the practical blast radius may exceed the compromised user's nominal privileges, even though the CVSS vector states code execution occurs in the context of the current user. The AC:H component is material to risk assessment: per the vendor, exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so this is a high-severity but not trivially repeatable attack path - the affected product is captured only as the wildcard CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_campaign_classic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, meaning all versions are treated as potentially in scope pending the vendor's per-version guidance.

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Severity by source

Vendor (adobe) PRIMARY 8.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.5 HIGH

Network-reachable but authenticated (PR:L) and gated by conditions beyond attacker control (AC:H); arbitrary code execution with scope change yields S:C and full C:H/I:H/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).

CVSS VectorVendor: adobe

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Adobe Campaign Classic (ACC) is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Adobe Campaign Classic carries a high-severity input validation flaw (CVE-2026-82003) that would allow a low-privileged, authenticated user with network access to execute arbitrary code on the platform, with impact extending beyond the vulnerable component itself. Because this affects the system of record for marketing campaigns and the customer data it holds, successful exploitation could mean data exposure, unauthorized account actions, and operational disruption to revenue-generating campaign activity. No vendor patch is available, so the risk remains open and must be managed through compensating controls and exposure reduction in the near term.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network reachability to Adobe Campaign Classic management and application interfaces via VPN, IP allowlisting, or segmentation; enforce least privilege and remove or disable unnecessary low-privileged accounts; require MFA for all Campaign users; enable and monitor detailed authentication and application audit logs for anomalous activity; and apply virtual patching or filtering at the WAF/edge for unexpected input patterns to the Campaign application.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 41% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Enterprise marketing-automation platform, common in large orgs but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

43
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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