- Description
- Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in Privilege escalation. A low privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact as high.
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.7
- Impact score
- 5.8
- Exploitability score
- 2.3
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Severity
- HIGH
- psirt@adobe.com
- CWE-285
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
🔴 #Adobe Experience Manager, Improper Authorization, #CVE-2025-46840 (Critical) https://t.co/0MwNKnqInA
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[CVE-2025-46840: HIGH] Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.22 & earlier versions are vulnerable to Privilege escalation due to an Improper Authorization flaw. Attackers can bypass security measures & gain unauthori...#cve,CVE-2025-46840,#cybersecurity https://t.co/9tYiAueGWB htt
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