CVE-2026-90531 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to internal resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html

History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to internal resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Title		Adobe Experience Manager \| Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
Weaknesses		CWE-611
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-10-13T19:39:00.550Z

Updated: 2026-10-13T20:03:34.545Z

Reserved: 2026-09-12T11:07:13.698Z

Link: CVE-2026-90531

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-13T20:19:10.030

Modified: 2026-10-13T21:19:57.413

Link: CVE-2026-90531

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-611

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