CVE-2025-54250
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54250. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 9, 2025, and affects both standard AEM installations and AEM Cloud Service deployments (NVD, Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Input Validation issue (CWE-20) that could result in a security feature bypass. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.9 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires high privileges, needs no user interaction, and can impact system integrity (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows a high-privileged attacker to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access to the system. While the vulnerability does not affect confidentiality or availability, it has a high impact on system integrity (NVD, CIS Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations should update their Adobe Experience Manager installations to versions newer than 6.5.23.0. For AEM Cloud Service users, updates beyond the 2025.8.0 version are recommended (NVD, Adobe Advisory).

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