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CVE-2025-54254

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2025-08-05 by GCVE · previdian, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2025-08-05
  • WeaknessCWE-611

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-08-0516:53Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  2. 2025-08-0517:15CVE publishedNVD
  3. 2025-08-1202:17Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe experience manager forms
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.5≤ 6.5.23.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As adobe, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Adobe Experience Managerother versions: affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 6.5.23no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-08-22

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2025-08-05
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-08-05
  • CNACVSS 3.18.6known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-611known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score53.9 %read 2026-11-09
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2025-08-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6hv6-fgh2-5mjv

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54254?

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.

Is CVE-2025-54254 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-54254 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 53.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-54254?

CVE-2025-54254 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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