Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify exposed AEM endpoint
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DeliverySend crafted unauthenticated request
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ExploitBypass authorization check (CWE-863)
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ExecutionExecute code in user context
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PersistPivot across scope boundary
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ImpactGain elevated account/session control
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a network-reachable Adobe Experience Manager instance running an affected version: AEM as a Cloud Service at or below 2026.9.28187, AEM 6.5 LTS at or below SP3, or AEM 6.5 at or below 6.5.25. Per CVSS PR:N/UI:N/AC:L, no authentication, no user interaction, and no special non-default configuration are stated as prerequisites - the incorrect authorization check (CWE-863) is the exploitable condition itself, so any exposed affected instance is at risk. The primary limiting factor is reachability: instances not exposed to the attacker's network (e.g., author instances behind internal networks or a WAF/dispatcher restricting access) materially reduce exposure, whereas internet-facing or publish-tier deployments are directly exploitable. Patching to the fixed versions referenced in APSB26-152 removes the condition. |
| Impact | This is a genuine top-priority vulnerability, not a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk case. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 10.0) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw requiring no user interaction, with a scope change and full confidentiality/integrity/availability impact - effectively the worst-case profile. The CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) root cause aligns with the 'Authentication Bypass' tag, and Adobe PSIRT's own reporting (psirt@adobe.com) plus the APSB26-152 advisory lend high vendor confidence. SSVC-style reasoning: technical impact is Total and the flaw is plausibly Automatable given unauthenticated network access, which argues for an Act/urgent response. HOWEVER, key enrichment signals are MISSING from the input: there is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no confirmed public POC provided. Per the precision rules this means exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - the maximal CVSS reflects potential severity, not observed in-the-wild activity. The 'RCE' tag indicates code execution potential consistent with the description's 'arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user,' though note the description frames impact as 'in the context of the current user' and 'control over the victim's account or session,' which is slightly narrower phrasing than full-system RCE - verify the exact execution context with Adobe. Bottom line: treat as an emergency patch due to the 10.0 vector and unauthenticated network reachability, while recognizing that real-world exploitation prevalence is currently unquantified. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted request to an internet-exposed Adobe Experience Manager instance, abusing the incorrect authorization check to bypass access controls and execute arbitrary code in the current user's context. Because the scope is changed, the attacker can pivot beyond the vulnerable component to gain elevated access or hijack the victim's account or session. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, but the AC:L/PR:N/UI:N profile means a working exploit would be straightforward to operate once developed. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Unauthenticated remote code execution affects Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service (0 through 2026.9.28187), AEM 6.5 LTS (through SP3), and AEM 6.5 (through 6.5.25) due to an incorrect authorization check (CWE-863) in a network-reachable component. Because the CVSS vector is PR:N/UI:N, attackers need no credentials and no victim interaction - any internet-facing or otherwise reachable affected instance is directly attackable - and the changed scope (S:C) means a successful exploit can compromise resources beyond the vulnerable component itself, including the victim's account or session and the underlying runtime. At the time of analysis there is no confirmed active exploitation (no CISA KEV listing) and no public exploit code identified, but the maximum 10.0 base score, the authentication-bypass/RCE tagging from the vendor, and the trivial attack preconditions make this a top-priority remediation item despite the absence of observed exploitation.
RemediationAI
Apply the fixed versions documented in Adobe security bulletin APSB26-152 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html) for each affected line - Cloud Service, 6.5 LTS, and 6.5 - which removes the incorrect-authorization condition; no exact patch version numbers are available in the provided source data, so obtain them from the advisory rather than inferring them, and treat any instance still at or below 2026.9.28187, 6.5 LTS SP3, or 6.5.25 as unpatched. Until patching completes, the highest-value compensating control is reducing reachability, since PR:N/UI:N/AC:L leaves network exposure as the only meaningful barrier: block external access to AEM author/administrative endpoints at the dispatcher, reverse proxy, or WAF and restrict them to trusted management networks, accepting that overly broad blocking rules can break legitimate publishing, content-sync, and integrator traffic. Where a dispatcher or CDN tier exists, enforce deny-by-default filtering of unapproved servlets and request paths and restrict access to administrative consoles such as /crx, /system/console, and package-manager endpoints, noting that these paths are sometimes required by deployment automation and may need scoped allowlists. For internet-facing publish tiers that cannot be patched immediately, consider temporarily placing the instance behind an authenticated gateway or maintenance allowlist and raising logging/alerting on anomalous requests to privileged endpoints, with the trade-off of reduced public availability and potential disruption to legitimate visitors. Because exploitation requires no user interaction, user-awareness training and client-side mitigations offer no protection here; the exposure reduction and the vendor patch are the only effective measures.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization: the product performs an authorization decision (or fails to perform one) in a way that does not correctly restrict an actor, allowing an operation that should require elevated privileges to be performed by an unauthorized party. In Adobe Experience Manager this class of flaw typically manifests in a servlet, API endpoint, or content-repository (JCR/Jackrabbit) access path where a permission or access-control check is missing or can be bypassed, letting an unauthenticated request reach functionality normally reserved for administrative users. The vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates the vulnerable component is network-reachable, no privileges or user interaction are required, and exploitation has high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact - including a scope change, meaning the impact crosses a security authority boundary (for example, from the AEM application into the host JVM/OS or into other users' sessions). The affected technology stack is Adobe's Java-based Experience Manager content management platform, currently shipping in Cloud Service, 6.5 LTS, and 6.5 on-premise/managed deployments; no CPE strings were supplied in the source data, so affectedness must be determined from the version ranges in the EUVD and Adobe advisory rather than from CPE matching. Per the authoritative independent assessment, the incorrect-authorization condition plus PR:N/UI:N/AC:L means the only real gating factor is network reachability of the instance.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Incorrect authorization is remotely reachable with no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); it bypasses access controls affecting other components (S:C) yielding code execution with full C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
DescriptionCVE.org
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Incorrect Authorization 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.
Executive ViewAI
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, AEM 6.5 LTS, and AEM 6.5 are impacted by a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-90532, CVSS 10.0). Attackers can exploit an incorrect authorization check to execute arbitrary code without credentials, potentially compromising the underlying runtime and victim sessions. no public exploit identified at time of analysis and No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, but the trivial attack preconditions and maximum severity make this a top-priority risk for any internet-facing deployment.
No vendor patch available. Interim mitigations: restrict network access to affected AEM instances (e.g., VPN, IP allowlisting), deploy WAF rules to block exploitation patterns, monitor logs for unauthorized access or code execution, and enforce least privilege on the runtime environment.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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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