Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2025-46840Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Authorization (CWE-285)

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Adobe Experience Manager from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in Privilege escalation. A low privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact as high.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Adobe Experience Manager	0 – through 6.5.22

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-48.html vendor-advisory