CVE-2021-43762 Adobe Experience Manager Unicode normalization leads to dispatcher bypass
Attackers can bypass dispatcher security controls via Unicode normalization to expose sensitive areas of the web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-43762?
CVE-2021-43762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 13 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AEM's Cloud Service offering, as well as version 6.5.10.0 (and below) are affected by a dispatcher bypass vulnerability that could be abused to evade security controls. Sensitive areas of the web application may be exposed through exploitation of the vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43762?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-43762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager
- CVE-2026-90532 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2026-105895 Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
- CVE-2026-19232 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2025-49533 Adobe Experience Manager (MS) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
- CVE-2021-40722 AEM Forms Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qr5v-fwp7-vh85.