CVE-2025-46840 (GCVE-0-2025-46840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-10 22:18 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
Summary
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in Privilege escalation. A low privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact as high.
Severity
8.7 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-12 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experie… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.5.22
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-06-10 17:00
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