CVE-2026-48252 (GCVE-0-2026-48252)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 19:20 – Updated: 2026-07-15 19:38
VLAI
Title
Adobe Experience Manager | Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
Summary
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service Affected: 0 , ≤ 2026.5.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 2026.6.0 (custom)
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Adobe Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS Affected: 0 , ≤ SP2 (custom)
Unaffected: SP2 - Hotfix for NPR-43972 (custom)
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Adobe Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.5.25 (custom)
Unaffected: 6.5.25 - Hotfix for NPR-43971 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-07-14 17:00
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