CVE-2025-54263VulnerabilityPublished 14 Oct 2025Updated 26 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-54263: Adobe Commerce · Incorrect Authorization

Affects Adobe CommerceSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

8.1High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Adobe Adobe Commerce	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately inventory their Adobe Commerce deployments to identify affected versions (2.4.4-p15 through 2.4.9-alpha2 and earlier). Since no official patches are currently linked, organizations should monitor Adobe security advisories closely for forthcoming updates and apply patches promptly once available. In the interim, implement strict network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of Adobe Commerce administrative interfaces to trusted networks only. Employ Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block anomalous requests that may attempt to exploit authorization bypasses. Review and tighten user role permissions within Adobe Commerce to minimize privileges assigned to users and service accounts. Enable detailed logging and continuous monitoring to detect suspicious access patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. Conduct internal penetration testing focusing on authorization controls to identify and remediate weaknesses. Finally, prepare incident response plans specifically addressing unauthorized access scenarios to reduce response time if exploitation occurs.

Description

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha2, 2.4.8-p2, 2.4.7-p7, 2.4.6-p12, 2.4.5-p14, 2.4.4-p15 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and maintain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Impact

The impact of CVE-2025-54263 on organizations worldwide is significant due to the potential unauthorized access to sensitive e-commerce data, including customer personal information, payment details, and order management systems. Exploitation could lead to data breaches, financial fraud, and reputational damage. Since the vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity without impacting availability, attackers could stealthily manipulate data or exfiltrate information without disrupting services, making detection harder. Organizations operating online stores using affected Adobe Commerce versions are at risk of regulatory penalties under data protection laws such as GDPR or CCPA if breaches occur. The ease of exploitation (network accessible, low privileges, no user interaction) increases the likelihood of attacks, especially in environments with weak internal access controls. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently provides a window for mitigation, but attackers may develop exploits rapidly given the public disclosure. Overall, this vulnerability poses a high risk to e-commerce businesses globally, particularly those with large customer bases and sensitive transaction data.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #17OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb25-94.html (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 27 Feb 2026, 05:30 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-863

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