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CVE-2026-90532

Incorrect Authorization Enables RCE in Adobe Experience Manager

CVSS 3.1
10.0 critical
EPSS
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Published
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Modified
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Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) that can be exploited over the network with no privileges and no user interaction. Because authorization checks fail, an attacker can run arbitrary code in the context of the current user and may gain elevated access or control of that account or session; the CVSS scope is changed and confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated high. The issue is scored CVSS 3.1 10.0 (critical). Specific affected version ranges were not included in the supplied data, so operators should confirm coverage against Adobe's bulletin. It is not listed in CISA KEV and no public proof-of-concept is known.

What to do: Apply Adobe's security update for Experience Manager as soon as the vendor bulletin identifies the fixed release. Until then, keep AEM author and administrative endpoints off the public internet, enforce least-privilege access, and review logs for unexpected authorization or code-execution activity.

ProductAffected
Adobe Experience Manager—
Estimated exposure
moderateOn the order of thousands of internet-facing enterprise deployments — AEM is a commercial enterprise CMS rather than a mass-market plugin; public internet scans have historically found on the order of thousands of exposed instances, so this is an estimate of deployment pattern, not a measured install count.

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Vendors
adobe
Products
experience manager
Weakness
CWE-863
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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