CVE-2025-64538 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)

Critical 9.3 Published 10 Dec 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via DOM-based XSS, leading to session takeover and code execution in Adobe Experience Manager.

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

What is CVE-2025-64538?

CVE-2025-64538 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 10 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious scripts into a web page that are executed in the context of the victim's browser. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact as high. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted malicious page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-64538?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-64538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-64538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-64538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-64538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-w24r-mhx4-g7r4.