CVE-2025-54253

high-risk
Published 2025-08-05

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.

Do I need to act?

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15.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 84% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 10.0/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Experience Manager Forms

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (3)

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-forms/apsb25-82.html
Exploit https://slcyber.io/assetnote-security-research-center/struts-devmode-in-2025-cri...
Third Party Advisory https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 33/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal