CVE-2026-48261: Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79). This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript in the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically the victim visiting a crafted webpage. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.4.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48261 describes a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. The issue arises from improper handling of DOM environment data, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the victim's browser when they visit a maliciously crafted webpage. The attack requires user interaction and affects confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The scope of the vulnerability is changed, indicating potential privilege or security boundary impact. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to the execution of attacker-controlled JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially compromising user confidentiality and integrity. This could allow theft of sensitive information or manipulation of the user interface. Availability is not impacted. The vulnerability requires user interaction and is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, users should monitor Adobe's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, caution should be exercised with untrusted content and crafted webpages. No vendor advisory states that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.
CVE-2026-48261: Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Description
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79). This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript in the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically the victim visiting a crafted webpage. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.4.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48261 describes a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. The issue arises from improper handling of DOM environment data, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the victim's browser when they visit a maliciously crafted webpage. The attack requires user interaction and affects confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The scope of the vulnerability is changed, indicating potential privilege or security boundary impact. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to the execution of attacker-controlled JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially compromising user confidentiality and integrity. This could allow theft of sensitive information or manipulation of the user interface. Availability is not impacted. The vulnerability requires user interaction and is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, users should monitor Adobe's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, caution should be exercised with untrusted content and crafted webpages. No vendor advisory states that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T15:28:38.131Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a568f2568715ace43148c69
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 19:33:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 22:21:42 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 70
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