CVE-2026-81999: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918) in Adobe AEM 6.5 Forms JEE
Adobe Experience Manager Forms JEE is affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to internal resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-81999 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 Forms JEE. This vulnerability allows an attacker who already has high privileges to send crafted requests from the server to internal resources, potentially escalating their privileges further. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and impacts confidentiality and integrity, with a changed security scope. The CVSS v3.1 score is 8.7 (High), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges can exploit this SSRF vulnerability to escalate their access to internal resources, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data. The vulnerability does not affect availability. The scope change indicates that the vulnerability affects resources beyond the initially compromised component.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict high-privilege user access and monitor for suspicious internal request activity related to AEM 6.5 Forms JEE.
CVE-2026-81999: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918) in Adobe AEM 6.5 Forms JEE
Description
Adobe Experience Manager Forms JEE is affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to internal resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.7high
Affected software
Adobe
AEM 6.5 Forms JEE
Adobe
AEM 6.5 LTS Forms JEE
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-81999 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 Forms JEE. This vulnerability allows an attacker who already has high privileges to send crafted requests from the server to internal resources, potentially escalating their privileges further. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and impacts confidentiality and integrity, with a changed security scope. The CVSS v3.1 score is 8.7 (High), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges can exploit this SSRF vulnerability to escalate their access to internal resources, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data. The vulnerability does not affect availability. The scope change indicates that the vulnerability affects resources beyond the initially compromised component.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict high-privilege user access and monitor for suspicious internal request activity related to AEM 6.5 Forms JEE.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T21:20:45.367Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab2d107f7a7c541069eacf5
Added to database: 09/22/2026, 19:03:35 UTC
Last enriched: 09/22/2026, 19:18:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/22/2026, 19:33:28 UTC
Views: 3
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