Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious Connect URL
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DeliveryDeliver link to victim via phishing
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ExploitVictim clicks and loads crafted page
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ExecutionAuthorization check bypassed, script injected
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PersistScript executes in victim session
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ImpactHijack account or session
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
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 | Exploitation requires active user interaction: an authenticated Adobe Connect victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised/attacker-controlled web page - that click IS the required condition. The attacker themselves needs no authentication (PR:N) and no special Connect configuration is called out, so default deployments of affected Adobe Connect versions (2025.9.15, 2025.8.157 and earlier) are in scope. Limiting factors that reduce realistic risk: the mandatory victim interaction (UI:R) rules out automated mass exploitation (SSVC Automatable: no), impact is confined to the victim's browser/session context rather than the server, and the target must be an affected, unpatched Connect version. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N), which is inflated by the changed scope and high confidentiality/integrity ratings; however, the impact is script execution in the victim's browser context, not server compromise, so 'RCE' in the tags should be read as client-side code execution. Real-world signals temper the raw score: EPSS is only 0.47% (65th percentile), CISA SSVC records Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, and there is no KEV listing and no known POC - no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The requirement for user interaction (UI:R) is a meaningful limiter that prevents mass, automated exploitation. SSVC rates Technical Impact as total, which aligns with full session/account takeover for an individual victim. Net: a genuinely high-severity, defensible-priority patch for Adobe Connect operators, but not an emergency mass-exploitation event - prioritize behind any actively-exploited items. Note the modest conflict worth verifying: the tag says 'RCE' and CVSS marks I:H, yet the description confines impact to in-browser script execution and account/session control. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious Adobe Connect URL (or seeds a compromised page) that triggers the incorrect authorization flaw and injects attacker-controlled script. When an authenticated Connect user clicks the link, the script runs in their session, allowing the attacker to hijack the session, elevate access, or act on the victim's behalf. No POC is currently known, and the network attack vector with low complexity means only the one-click user interaction stands between the attacker and success. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026
Client-side arbitrary script execution in Adobe Connect (versions 2025.9.15, 2025.8.157 and earlier) lets a remote attacker inject malicious scripts that run in the victim's browser session, enabling account or session takeover. Rooted in an Incorrect Authorization flaw (CWE-863), exploitation requires the victim to click a crafted URL or interact with a compromised page, and the changed scope means the injected code can reach resources beyond the vulnerable component. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is modest at 0.47% (65th percentile), consistent with the CISA SSVC assessment of no observed exploitation.
RemediationAI
Apply the fixed release identified in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-50 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb26-50.html); patch available per vendor advisory, though an exact fixed version number is not stated in the provided data and should be taken directly from APSB26-50 rather than assumed. Because exploitation depends on a victim following a crafted URL or interacting with a compromised page, compensating controls until patching include user-awareness guidance to avoid untrusted Connect links, restricting Connect access to authenticated/known users and trusted networks, and deploying a Content Security Policy and standard XSS filtering at any reverse proxy or WAF fronting Connect to blunt script injection - noting that a strict CSP can break legitimate Connect embeds or add-ins and should be tested against meeting and recording functionality first. Email/URL filtering that flags externally-sourced Connect links reduces the social-engineering delivery path but may generate false positives on legitimate meeting invitations.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Adobe Connect is Adobe's web-based conferencing, virtual classroom, and webinar platform delivered through a browser front end. The root cause is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): an authorization check that is present but implemented incorrectly, allowing an action or resource access that should have been denied. In practice the description's 'arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user' combined with 'inject malicious scripts into a web page' indicates browser-context script execution (an XSS-class outcome) rather than server-side native code execution. The single CPE, cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, scopes the flaw to the Adobe Connect application across affected release trains. The changed scope (S:C) reflects that script executing under the authorization failure can affect a security authority or resources distinct from the initially vulnerable component, e.g. the victim's authenticated Connect session.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Unauthenticated network XSS-class flaw needing a victim click (UI:R); scope change to the user session (S:C) with high session confidentiality but limited integrity and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
DescriptionCVE.org
Adobe Connect versions 2025.9.15, 2025.8.157 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into a web page, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page. Scope is changed.
Executive ViewAI
Adobe Connect (versions 2025.8.157 and earlier) contains a critical client-side vulnerability enabling arbitrary script execution within user browser sessions, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Successful exploitation could lead to account takeover and exposure of sensitive meeting data, creating enterprise-wide risk across all deployed instances.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution; apply X-Frame-Options headers to prevent framing; enforce multi-factor authentication on all Adobe Connect user accounts; restrict network or application-level access to Adobe Connect services for non-essential users; conduct user awareness training on phishing and malicious link risks; enable detailed audit logging for session creation, authentication events, and resource access; deploy real-time monitoring for abnormal login patterns and unusual resource access attempts.
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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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