CVE-2025-54253

Adobe Experience Manager

Published 5 Aug 2025 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

10.0 Critical · CVSS 3.1, adobe.com

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 15 Oct 2025, with a remediation deadline of 5 Nov 2025 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a Misconfiguration vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-forms/apsb25-82.html · Vendor Advisory
slcyber.io/assetnote-security-research-center/struts-devmode-in-2025-critical-pre-auth-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-experience-manager-forms/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54253 · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource