CVE-2025-46840 Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Authorization (CWE-285)

High 8.7 Published 10 Jun 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

A low-privileged attacker can exploit improper authorization in Adobe Experience Manager to bypass security measures and achieve session takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-46840?

CVE-2025-46840 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in Privilege escalation. A low privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact as high.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46840?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46840?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-46840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4grx-m9vq-m87h.