CVE-2025-54254
Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
- Published
- Aug 5, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 22, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- adobe
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local file system, scope is changed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Sources
2Breaking down CVE-2025-54253 — an Adobe AEM-Forms exploit path from XXE to full remote code execution and its real-world impact.
- AEMPWNExploit
CVE-2025-54253 | CVE-2025-54254 | Adobe Experience Manager Forms XXE → RCE Framework
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