Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Adobe
  • Indesign
  • Indesign Desktop
Apple
  • Macos
Microsoft
  • Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
Link Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-98.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
References

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Scope is changed.
Title InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe indesign
Apple
Apple macos
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe indesign
Apple
Apple macos
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe indesign Desktop
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe indesign Desktop

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Title InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-04-14T16:45:51.566Z

Updated: 2026-09-08T19:55:38.566Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T22:02:41.382Z

Link: CVE-2026-27238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T19:40:03.277Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-04-14T17:16:47.717

Modified: 2026-09-08T20:17:32.020

Link: CVE-2026-27238

cve-icon Redhat

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