CVE-2026-90531

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to internal resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:::::lts:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:::::aem_cloud_service:::*

History

29 Oct 2026, 19:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Adobe Adobe experience Manager
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:::::aem_cloud_service:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:::::-:::*
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html -~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html - Broken Link

13 Oct 2026, 20:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 20:19

Updated : 2026-10-29 19:02

NVD link : CVE-2026-90531

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90531

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90531

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

experience_manager

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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