Adobe Experience Manager Critical Function missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Experience Manager. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Critical Function. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-48252. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Experience Manager (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Critical Function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-48252 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 07/15/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2026 CVE reserved
07/14/2026 +54 days VulDB entry created
07/15/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48252 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378976

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 01:13
Changes: 07/15/2026 01:13 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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