CVE-2026-48252
HIGH 8.6 ALL-YEARSAdobe 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.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.6), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.6CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.
Affected
Vendors Adobe
Products Adobe Experience Manager As A Cloud Service Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 Lts Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 Experience Manager
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Experience Manager | ≤ 6.5.25.0 |
| Adobe | Experience Manager | ≤ 2020.5.0 |
| Adobe | Experience Manager | 6.5 |
| Adobe | Experience Manager | 6.5 |
| Adobe | Experience Manager | 6.5 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - HIGH 8.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N