Critical 10.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Aug 5, 2025

CVE-2025-54253Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 04:50 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 15, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 5, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a Misconfiguration vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

CVSS: 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-863
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Oct 15, 2025; federal remediation due Nov 5, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 88.26% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: adobe
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Feb 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Adobe Adobe Experience Manager adobe:experience_manager (from the name)	through 6.5.23	CNA record
adobe experience_manager_forms adobe:experience_manager_forms	through 6.5.23.0	NVD

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-forms/apsb25-82.htmlvendor-advisory
https://slcyber.io/assetnote-security-research-center/struts-devmode-in-2025-critical-pre-auth-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-experience-manager-forms/exploit, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54253third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

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