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Adobe Experience Manager EUVDEUVD-2026-100527

| CVE-2026-103848 CRITICAL
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-10-13 psirt@adobe.com GHSA-w4w5-pv6q-gm74
9.9
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 with low-privileged AEM account
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted request to vulnerable endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Inject OS command via unsanitized input
  4. Execution
    Execute arbitrary code on host
  5. Impact
    Pivot beyond application scope

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: 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 an authenticated, low-privileged Adobe Experience Manager session (PR:L) on an affected version - AEM 6.5 through 6.5.25 or AEM 6.5 LTS through SP3 per EUVD - reachable over the network (AV:N). The specific vulnerable feature or endpoint is not named in the description or the referenced APSB26-152 advisory summary, so the exact injectable parameter should be confirmed with Adobe. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L); the primary limiting factor is the need for valid low-privilege credentials, which constrains fully anonymous internet exploitation but is a low bar in multi-user AEM author environments. The changed scope (S:C) means the injected OS command executes outside the application's security authority, affecting the host system.

Impact

This is a genuine high-priority vulnerability, not a CVSS-inflated paper risk. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity OS command injection (CWE-78) that only requires a low-privileged account and no user interaction, with a changed scope and High impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability - yielding the 9.9 score and a path to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The authentication qualifier is supported by the vector: PR:L confirms an authenticated but low-privileged attacker, which modestly limits exposure versus a fully unauthenticated flaw, yet AEM deployments frequently provision many low-privilege author/content accounts, so this barrier is weak in practice. Signals are not in conflict but several are simply absent: no EPSS probability, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The absence of EPSS/KEV/POC should not be read as 'low risk' - it reflects missing telemetry, not confirmed quiet, and the Adobe PSIRT report plus network-exploitable RCE on a widely deployed enterprise CMS make this a strong patch priority. No SSVC decision data was supplied; technical impact is clearly 'total' given full C/I/A loss, but automatable/exploitation status cannot be determined from the input.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds or obtains a low-privileged Adobe Experience Manager account (e.g., a content author) sends a crafted request to a vulnerable AEM endpoint that passes attacker-controlled input into an OS command without proper neutralization. Because no user interaction is needed and scope is changed, the injected command executes on the underlying host and can reach resources beyond the application's own security authority. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, so exploitation currently requires original development.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 1.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

OS command injection in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (through 6.5.25) and AEM 6.5 LTS (through SP3) allows an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to run arbitrary operating-system commands in the context of the current user, with changed scope (S:C) meaning the injected command executes outside the application's own security authority on the host. Rated CVSS 9.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), the exploitation bar is low attack complexity with no user interaction; the only meaningful constraint is the need for a valid low-privilege AEM session, which is a very low bar in multi-user AEM author environments where content authors and other non-admin accounts are routinely issued. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); no EPSS score was supplied with the source data. This is a genuine high-priority vulnerability rather than a CVSS-inflated paper risk, and the specific vulnerable feature or injectable parameter is not named in the advisory summary, so patch validation and hunting should be prioritized on affected instances.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor fix identified in Adobe security bulletin APSB26-152 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html), which covers AEM 6.5 releases up to and including 6.5.25 and AEM 6.5 LTS releases up to and including SP3; because the exact patched build numbers are not enumerated in the supplied intelligence, confirm the target cumulative fix pack or service pack version directly against the advisory before declaring an instance remediated. Patch available per vendor advisory - no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so prioritization should be driven by exposure rather than active exploitation, with internet-facing and multi-tenant author instances first. Until patching is complete, the most effective compensating controls are network-level: place author-tier instances behind VPN or IP allowlisting and remove direct internet exposure of /crx, /system/console, Sling servlet paths and other administrative surfaces, accepting that this disrupts remote content-author workflows that depend on direct access. Run AEM under a dedicated, minimally privileged OS account with no interactive shell, restricted filesystem write paths and no sudo rights - this will not prevent the command injection but materially reduces blast radius, at the cost of possibly breaking integrations that assume broader host permissions. Enforce least privilege on AEM user accounts, audit and disable unused non-admin accounts and service users, and tightly restrict which low-privileged principals can invoke workflow, form and custom Sling components, since the vulnerability requires only a low-privilege session. Deploy WAF rules targeting OS command metacharacters in AEM request parameters as a stopgap, acknowledging that generic signature sets frequently miss the specific injectable endpoint and can generate false positives on legitimate content. Finally, enable host-level process monitoring to alert on unexpected child processes spawned by the AEM JVM (for example cmd.exe, powershell, /bin/sh or curl launching from the service account), which gives detection coverage that the patch alone cannot provide for already-compromised instances.

Affected VersionsENISA

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 0 ≤6.5.25
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS 0 ≤6.5 LTS SP3

Affected Packages

euvd adobe_experience_manager_6_5 no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-78, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), and the CWE-78 mapping indicates a code path that builds a shell command from attacker-influenced input without adequate escaping or without using a safe argument-passing API. Adobe Experience Manager is a Java-based enterprise CMS/DAM platform built on Apache Sling, Jackrabbit/Oak and an OSGi runtime (historically deployed on Jetty), commonly run as a Windows or Linux service under a dedicated OS account; injected commands therefore execute with the privileges of that service account, which is why the CVSS scope is marked changed - the impact crosses from the application's security boundary into the underlying host. The description explicitly states that the issue results in arbitrary code execution 'in the context of the current user' and that exploitation does not require user interaction, consistent with a server-side request that is processed without victim involvement. Neither the description nor the referenced Adobe advisory summary (APSB26-152) identifies the specific affected servlet, Sling endpoint, workflow, or form component that reaches the injection sink, so the exact injectable parameter must be confirmed against Adobe's guidance or by patch diffing once the fixed build is available. CPE data was not provided in the source feed; the affected-product scope is therefore taken from the EUVD entry, which lists AEM 6.5 up to and including 6.5.25 and AEM 6.5 LTS up to and including 6.5 LTS SP3.

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Severity by source

Vendor (adobe) PRIMARY 9.9 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.9 CRITICAL

Network-reachable (AV:N), low-complexity OS command injection needing a low-privileged account (PR:L) and no interaction; command execution escapes the app sandbox (S:C) with total host C/I/A loss.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).

CVSS VectorVendor: adobe

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') 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. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 (through 6.5.25) and AEM 6.5 LTS (through SP3) are affected by a critical flaw that allows an authenticated low-privileged user to execute operating-system commands on the host, potentially compromising sensitive content, customer data, and dependent business services. Because these platforms often support many non-administrative author accounts and public-facing digital experiences, a successful attack could disrupt operations, damage brand trust, and require costly incident response. With no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, leadership should still prioritize immediate access controls and monitoring while planning a supported-version migration.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting network access to AEM author and publish interfaces (VPN/allowlisting), enforcing least privilege and disabling unused low-privilege accounts, deploying WAF rules to block command-injection patterns, segmenting AEM hosts from sensitive internal networks, and monitoring host and application logs for suspicious command execution or child processes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 29% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise CMS across large commercial and government web estates
Data Quality
5 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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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