What is CVE-2026-48259?
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to issue unauthorized server-side requests, potentially gaining elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
The record classifies CVE-2026-48259 under weakness class CWE-918. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 3 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 106 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 9.6 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.3% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 7.1/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-07-14, last modified 2026-08-27
Is CVE-2026-48259 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 28 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Adobe: Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, Experience Manager 6.5
How to fix CVE-2026-48259
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-48259 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-48259
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-48259, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .