Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-48259 is a critical Adobe Experience Manager SSRF issue. A low-privileged attacker can make the server send unauthorized requests without user interaction, with possible elevated access, account or session control, and code execution in the current user's context.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any business-critical AEM environment. The rating is critical, no user interaction is required, and successful exploitation could affect sensitive data integrity and user account control.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-918 SSRF in Adobe Experience Manager. CVSS 3.1 is 9.6 with network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, changed scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. Source data lists AEM as a Cloud Service, AEM 6.5 LTS, and AEM 6.5 as affected.
Likely exposure
Organizations using the listed Adobe Experience Manager products should assume potential exposure until their exact version and Adobe advisory status are verified. The source bundle does not provide deployment-specific prerequisites beyond low privileges and network attack vector.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploitation requires low privileges and no user interaction. It does not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. No public exploit details are provided in the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Adobe advisory reference. The bundle does not include exploit indicators, proof-of-concept status, or detailed patch mechanics. Avoid assuming exposure outside the named AEM products and versions.
Mitigation direction
- Review Adobe APSB26-74 for the authoritative affected and fixed version guidance.
- Apply Adobe-provided updates or hotfixes for the relevant AEM branch.
- Inventory AEM as a Cloud Service, AEM 6.5 LTS, and AEM 6.5 deployments.
- Restrict access to administrative and authoring surfaces where operationally possible.
- Monitor Adobe guidance for revisions or additional mitigations.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed AEM product line and exact version against APSB26-74.
- Verify whether listed hotfix identifiers apply to each affected deployment.
- Review logs for unusual server-side outbound request patterns.
- Check identity/session logs for unexpected privilege or account activity.
- Confirm compensating network egress controls are documented and active.
Public sources used
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CWE-918: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N3.15.8adobeVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.6CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-74.htmlCVE reference, adobe · vendor-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.