XXE in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2025-54254

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local file system, scope is changed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.775 (99.6th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-54254: held from 0.772 to 0.775.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.772 · newest: 0.775 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54254?
CVE-2025-54254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-54254?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-54254 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.