CVE-2026-27241
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. A low-privilege attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads that persist on the server and execute in victim users' browsers when they view pages containing the compromised form fields.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 6.5.24.0< 2026.2.0= 6.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed AEM versionAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/status-productinfo or check the crx/packmgr console for the AEM version numberAffected if The version is 6.5.x (any patch level), 6.5.23 or earlier, or any version below 2026.2.0 (if using the newer numbering)
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Confirm Forms or Adaptive Forms module is in useCheck if the AEM Forms addon is installed by navigating to /libs/fd/fm/view/forms/index.html or inspecting /libs/foundation/components/form/ in the CRX/DE repositoryAffected if Forms or Adaptive Forms functionality is present and accessible to low-privilege users
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Identify form field content in the repositoryQuery the JCR repository using CRXDE Lite (at /crx/de) or the Query tool searching for nodes under /content that contain form field components (granite:DataType components or foundation/components/form)Affected if Form field content exists in the repository that could contain user-submitted data
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Inspect form field data for malicious payloadsUse CRX/DE to examine stored values in form field nodes under /content, looking for script tags, event handlers (onload, onerror, onclick), or javascript: URIs in field valuesAffected if Any stored XSS payloads are found in form field data nodes
You are affected if your AEM version is any 6.5.x version at 6.5.23 or earlier, or below 2026.2.0, and you have Forms or form field components in use where injected JavaScript could be stored and served to other users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.5.24.02026.2.0
Upgrade AEM to version 6.5.24 or later, which contains the patched version. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation on all form fields to prevent XSS execution.
6.5.24.0 or later (6.5 release track); 2026.2.0 or later (2026 release track)
- 1. Review the Adobe Security Bulletin for CVE-2026-27241 on helpx.adobe.com for complete details
- 2. Back up your current Adobe Experience Manager instance and test environment
- 3. Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.24.0 or later (for the 6.5 release track), or to version 2026.2.0 or later (for the 2026 release track)
- 4. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the AEM version in the About Adobe Experience Manager console
- 5. Test the previously vulnerable form fields to confirm the XSS vulnerability is remediated
- 6. Deploy the upgraded version to production after thorough testing
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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