What is CVE-2025-54253?

CVE-2025-54253 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-54253?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-54253 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-54253 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2025-54253

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2025-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.883 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.880 · newest: 0.883 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions 0
Adobe Experience Manager Forms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-10-15. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2025-11-05.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-forms/apsb25-82.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54253?: CVE-2025-54253 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-54253?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-54253 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2025-54253 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.