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CVE-2026-75738 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. The vulnerability's scope has been changed. Defenders should assess exposure and apply patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability. The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability.
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
- 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 instances, security teams, and IT administrators should assess exposure and apply patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Why it matters
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, potentially leading to execution of malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser.
- Defenders must assess exposure of Adobe Experience Manager instances to this vulnerability
- Applying patches or mitigations is necessary to prevent exploitation
- Monitoring for potential exploitation attempts is recommended
Technical summary
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by 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. The vulnerability's scope has been changed, which may impact the assessment of exposure. Defenders should prioritize assessing exposure and applying patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize assessing exposure and applying patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Recommended defensive actions
- Assess exposure of Adobe Experience Manager instances to this vulnerability
- Apply patches or mitigations provided by Adobe to vulnerable instances
- Monitor for potential exploitation attempts
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, including its description, CVSS score, and affected versions. However, the records have limited source detail, so defenders should verify the information with official advisories or other trusted sources. The vulnerability's scope has been changed, which may impact the assessment of exposure.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-75738 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75738
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-75738 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75738
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.