CVE-2026-48260

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DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager

Publication date: 2026-07-14

Last updated on: 2026-07-17

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

2026-07-14

Last Modified

2026-07-17

Generated

2026-08-04

AI Q&A

2026-07-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-02

NVD

CVE-2026-48260

EUVD

EUVD-2026-44384

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	experience_manager	6.5
adobe	experience_manager	6.5
adobe	experience_manager	to 2020.5.0 (inc)
adobe	experience_manager	6.5
adobe	experience_manager	to 6.5.25.0 (inc)

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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 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 inspecting web applications for DOM manipulation vulnerabilities. Use browser developer tools to monitor DOM changes and look for suspicious JavaScript execution. Check Adobe Experience Manager logs for unusual client-side activity or requests to untrusted domains.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could allow attackers to steal sensitive data, perform actions on behalf of the user, or deface websites. Since it requires user interaction, users must visit a malicious page for exploitation.

Compliance Impact

This DOM-based XSS vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized data access or manipulation, which may impact compliance with GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data security) if exploited to steal or alter sensitive user information.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security patches from Adobe for Experience Manager. Implement input validation and output encoding to prevent DOM-based XSS. Use Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict inline scripts and external resource loading. Educate users to avoid visiting untrusted websites.

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