Adobe Experience Manager up to 2026.04 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 2026.04 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-48289. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 2026.04. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.24, LTS SP1, 2026.04 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-48289 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/09/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Experience Manager

Version

2026.04

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2026 CVE reserved
06/09/2026 +19 days Advisory disclosed
06/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb26-56
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48289 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-369884

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2026 21:27
Changes: 06/09/2026 21:27 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103