Adobe AEM Incorrect Auth Enables Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover
CVE-2026-48382 Published on October 13, 2026
Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-48382 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. 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-2026-48382 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-48382
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Affected Versions
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service:- Before and including 2026.9.28187 is affected.
- Version 2026.9.28386 is unaffected.
- Before and including 6.5 LTS SP3 is affected.
- Version 6.5 LTS SP1 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP2 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5 LTS SP3 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352 is unaffected.
- Before and including 6.5.25 is affected.
- Version 6.5.20 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.21 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.22 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.23 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.24 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352, 6.5.25 - Hotfix for GRANITE-72352 is unaffected.