CVE-2025-46889
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-46889 is an Improper Access Control vulnerability affecting Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) versions 6.5.22 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on June 10, 2025, and was assigned by Adobe Systems Incorporated (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Access Control issue (CWE-284) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, required low privileges, no user interaction, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability (NVD, Wiz).

Impact

The vulnerability could result in privilege escalation where a low-privileged attacker could bypass security measures and gain limited unauthorized elevated access to the system. The exploitation does not require user interaction, making it particularly concerning for system administrators (Wiz).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations are advised to update their Adobe Experience Manager installations to versions newer than 6.5.22. The update should be applied after appropriate testing in accordance with organizational change management procedures (Wiz).

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