Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 RCE via Misconfiguration
CVE-2025-54253 Published on August 5, 2025
Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a Misconfiguration vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Adobe Experience Manager Forms Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Experience Manager Forms in JEE contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by November 5, 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-54253 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-54253 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-54253
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Affected Versions
Adobe Experience Manager:- Before and including 6.5.23 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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