CVE-2025-54253 | Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

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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.

Published: 2025-08-05 Last update: 2025-10-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-54253 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.19%, 96th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-10-15) affecting Adobe / Experience Manager (AEM) Forms. a weakness (CWE-863) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +4.48% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-54253

Name: Adobe Experience Manager Forms Code Execution Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-10-15

Action due: 2025-11-05

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-54253

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-54253

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-01 19.71% 24.19% +4.48%
2 2026-04-21 15.51% 19.71% +4.20%
3 2026-04-07 — 15.51% —

Full EPSS history (38 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-54253

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-54253

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-54253

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe experience_manager_forms <= 6.5.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-54253

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