Adobe Experience Manager Forms Code Execution Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2025-10-15
• EPSS: 88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
• Critical severity: CVSS 10.0

[ Description ]Official description

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.

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

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 5 Nov 2025): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-forms/apsb25-82.htmlVendor Advisory
• slcyber.io/assetnote-security-research-center/struts-devmode-in-2025-critical-pre-auth-…ExploitThird Party Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource