High severity · published Jun 10, 2025
CVE-2025-46840
Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
8.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AE
Adobe Experience Manager · Adobe
through 6.5.22 · source: vendor
EM
Experience Manager · Adobe
before 6.5.23.0; before 2025.5.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AE
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe
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