CVE-2025-54254CWE-611

Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)

High · published August 5, 2025

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 8.6. It sits in the 99.6th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
77%
Percentile
99.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.77463 · 99.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Published
2025-08-05T16:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 16:53Z
    Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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