Authenticated privilege escalation via DOM-based XSS
Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026
DOM-based XSS in affected Adobe Experience Manager releases allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges through a crafted webpage. Adobe has not disclosed the affected component, DOM source, or DOM sink; the record states only that DOM manipulation executes malicious JavaScript. Exploitation requires a victim to visit the crafted content, and successful execution grants the script the victim's browser-context privileges.
Summary
What happened
DOM-based XSS in affected Adobe Experience Manager releases allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges through a crafted webpage. Adobe has not disclosed the affected component, DOM source, or DOM sink; the record states only that DOM manipulation executes malicious JavaScript. Exploitation requires a victim to visit the crafted content, and successful execution grants the script the victim's browser-context privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75696
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=6.5.24
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