CVE-2025-54253Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Pre-auth code execution via exposed Struts developer mode

Published Aug 5, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Incorrect authorization in Adobe Experience Manager Forms on JEE 6.5.23.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The admin UI security filter admits unauthenticated URLs containing “login.”, while enabled Struts 2 developer mode executes OGNL expressions through its debug interface. Standalone JEE deployments exposing the admin UI are reachable without credentials, granting code execution in the server process.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability87.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Adobe Experience Manager Forms on JEE 6.5.23.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The admin UI security filter admits unauthenticated URLs containing “login.”, while enabled Struts 2 developer mode executes OGNL expressions through its debug interface. Standalone JEE deployments exposing the admin UI are reachable without credentials, granting code execution in the server process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54253
Published
Aug 5, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Experience Manager
Classifications
CWE-863, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=6.5.23

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe Experience Managerversion=0 <=6.5.23

Published CVSS scores

10.0AdobeCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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