CVE-2025-54253

Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

10.0 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a Misconfiguration vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

88.8%Up 87.7 points since Aug 6, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

Record: CVE-2025-54253
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-23647 10.0

Record: EUVD-2025-23647
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mcc-8f7p-x6v7 10.0

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a Misconfiguration...

Record: GHSA-7mcc-8f7p-x6v7
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe Experience Manager Forms Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Experience Manager Forms in JEE contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution.

Record: CVE-2025-54253
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2025-54253
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	Shivshantp/CVE-2025-54253-Exploit-Demo	2025-08-06
PoC in GitHub	AdityaBhatt3010/CVE-2025-54253-Inside-the-Adobe-AEM-Forms-Zero-Day	2025-11-04
PoC in GitHub	zoomdbz/AEMPWN	2026-02-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-54253 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Experience Manager, published August 5, 2025. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since October 15, 2025. EUVD reports exploitation since October 15, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 88.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.