CVE-2026-75636

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DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager

Publication date: 2026-09-08

Last updated on: 2026-09-11

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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Published

2026-09-08

Last Modified

2026-09-11

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-75636

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	experience_manager	6.5
adobe	experience_manager	6.5
adobe	experience_manager	to 6.5.25.0 (exc)
adobe	experience_manager	6.5
adobe	experience_manager	to 2026.8.0 (exc)
adobe	experience_manager	to 6.5 (exc)

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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 of this DOM-based XSS vulnerability typically involves inspecting web application code for improper handling of user input in the DOM. Use browser developer tools to monitor DOM changes and look for suspicious JavaScript execution. Tools like OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite can help identify such issues by analyzing client-side scripts.

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 XSS vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, potentially violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) by exposing personal or health-related information through malicious script execution.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Adobe for Experience Manager. Implement input validation and output encoding to prevent malicious script injection. Use Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict inline scripts and external resource loading.

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