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CVE-2025-64588 Adobe CVE debrief
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager could allow a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. This vulnerability has a medium CVSS score, indicating a moderate level of risk. Defenders should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation of vulnerable versions. The vulnerability requires defenders to monitor for potential malicious script injections and review access controls for low-privileged users.
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Experience Manager
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.4
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-09-08
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-09-11
- Advisory published
- 2026-09-08
- Advisory updated
- 2026-09-11
Who should care
Defenders responsible for Adobe Experience Manager deployments, particularly those with low-privileged users, should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation of vulnerable versions.
Why it matters
The CVE-2025-64588 vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager requires defenders to assess exposure, prioritize verification and remediation of vulnerable versions, and monitor for potential malicious script injections.
- Defenders need to verify and remediate vulnerable versions to prevent potential malicious script injections
- Low-privileged users may be able to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields
- The vulnerability has a medium CVSS score, indicating a moderate level of risk
Technical summary
The vulnerability is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in Adobe Experience Manager, which could allow a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. The CVSS score is 5.4, and the CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability has a medium CVSS score, indicating a moderate level of risk. Defenders should prioritize verifying and remediating vulnerable versions of Adobe Experience Manager, particularly those with a scope change, and monitor for potential malicious script injections. The exact versions affected and the scope of the vulnerability require further verification from official sources.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying and remediating vulnerable versions of Adobe Experience Manager, particularly those with a scope change, and monitor for potential malicious script injections.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify and remediate vulnerable versions of Adobe Experience Manager
- Monitor for potential malicious script injections
- Review and update access controls for low-privileged users
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
- Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, including its CVSS score and vector. However, the exact versions affected and the scope of the vulnerability require further verification from official sources.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2025-64588 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64588
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2025-64588 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64588
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-98.html
[email protected] - Vendor Advisory
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.