CVE-2026-83958

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DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-14

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-10-13

Last Modified

2026-10-14

Generated

2026-10-19

AI Q&A

2026-10-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-18

NVD

CVE-2026-83958

EUVD

EUVD-2026-100559

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Adobe	Adobe	Experience Manager as a Cloud Service 0
Adobe	Adobe	Experience Manager 6.5 LTS 0
Adobe	Adobe	Experience Manager 6.5 0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-79	The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This is a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager. An attacker can manipulate the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser. The victim must visit a specially crafted webpage for exploitation to occur.

Detection Guidance

Detection typically involves checking for unusual JavaScript execution or DOM manipulations in web applications. Use browser developer tools to inspect DOM changes and look for suspicious scripts. Network monitoring tools can detect unexpected outbound connections from affected pages.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious scripts in your browser when visiting a crafted webpage. This could lead to theft of session cookies, account hijacking, or unauthorized actions on your behalf while using Adobe Experience Manager.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability is a DOM-based XSS issue that could allow attackers to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser. Such attacks may lead to unauthorized data access or manipulation, which could violate GDPR's data protection requirements or HIPAA's safeguards for protected health information if exploited.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security patches from Adobe for Adobe Experience Manager. Implement input validation and output encoding in web applications. Use Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict inline scripts. Monitor for unusual activity in web traffic.

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