CVE-2026-27258: Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-27258 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) in Adobe DNG SDK versions 1.7.1 2502 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to corrupt memory, potentially causing the affected application to crash or become unresponsive, resulting in denial-of-service. Exploitation requires user interaction, meaning the victim must open a crafted malicious file. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available, and the vulnerability is not known to be exploited in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to application denial-of-service by corrupting memory, causing crashes or unresponsiveness. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact. The attack vector requires local user interaction (opening a malicious file), limiting the scope of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should avoid opening untrusted or suspicious files with affected versions of Adobe DNG SDK. Monitor Adobe's official channels for updates on patches or mitigations.
CVE-2026-27258: Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Description
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Adobe
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Adobe
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS
Adobe
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-27258 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) in Adobe DNG SDK versions 1.7.1 2502 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to corrupt memory, potentially causing the affected application to crash or become unresponsive, resulting in denial-of-service. Exploitation requires user interaction, meaning the victim must open a crafted malicious file. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available, and the vulnerability is not known to be exploited in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to application denial-of-service by corrupting memory, causing crashes or unresponsiveness. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact. The attack vector requires local user interaction (opening a malicious file), limiting the scope of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should avoid opening untrusted or suspicious files with affected versions of Adobe DNG SDK. Monitor Adobe's official channels for updates on patches or mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-18T22:02:41.386Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69de7a1d82d89c981fd6a728
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:13 UTC
Last enriched: 04/14/2026, 19:08:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 01:25:26 UTC
Views: 153
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