CVE-2026-83960: 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 with a CVSS score of 5.4.
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
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-83960 describes a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM) environment, causing malicious JavaScript to execute within the context of a victim's browser. This attack requires the victim to interact by visiting a specially crafted webpage. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity with limited privileges required and user interaction necessary. The scope of the vulnerability is changed, indicating that the vulnerability affects resources beyond the initially vulnerable component.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal sensitive information or perform actions on behalf of the user. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The attack requires user interaction and low complexity to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since this is a cloud service, Adobe typically manages remediation server-side. Users should monitor Adobe's official advisories for updates and apply any provided patches or mitigations promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T00:25:45.963Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ace8bb12cdf04f656a47549
Added to database: 10/13/2026, 19:51:13 UTC
Last enriched: 10/13/2026, 20:03:53 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 20:08:23 UTC
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