# CVE-2026-118197: Adobe Experience Manager DOM-based XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-118197-adobe-experience-manager-is-affected-by-a-dom-based-cross-site  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-118197 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-11-10

Adobe Experience Manager, a content management platform used to build and manage digital experiences, is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. An attacker with authenticated access could inject malicious JavaScript that executes in a victim's browser when they visit a crafted webpage, potentially compromising user accounts and data.

Technologies: [Adobe Experience Manager 6.5](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/experience-manager-6-5), [Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/experience-manager-6-5-lts), [Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/experience-manager-cloud-service). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-118197 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118197 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-118197?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 10 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 Service Pack 25 and earlier; Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS Service Pack 3 and earlier; Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service 2026.10.29023 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118197?** Yes: fixed in Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service 2026.10.29251; Experience Manager 6.5 Service Pack 23, 24, or 25 with Cumulative Hotfix for GRANITE-75052; Experience Manager 6.5 LTS Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 with Cumulative Hotfix for GRANITE-75052. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-118197 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-118197?** Check whether you run Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS or Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service 2026.10.29251; Experience Manager 6.5 Service Pack 23, 24, or 25 with Cumulative Hotfix for GRANITE-75052; Experience Manager 6.5 LTS Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 with Cumulative Hotfix for GRANITE-75052

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a DOM-based XSS (CWE-79) in Adobe Experience Manager that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires the victim to interact with a malicious webpage and the attacker to have login credentials. The vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution with limited impact within the user's session scope.

## Affected products

- Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service 2026.10.29023 and earlier
- Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 Service Pack 25 and earlier
- Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS Service Pack 3 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-189.html](https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-189.html)

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