# CVE-2026-48398: Adobe Experience Manager DOM-based XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48398-adobe-experience-manager-is-affected-by-a-dom-based-cross-site  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-48398 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-10-13

Adobe Experience Manager, a content management platform used by enterprises to manage digital assets and web content, contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could trick a user into visiting a crafted webpage to execute malicious JavaScript in their browser, potentially stealing session cookies, credentials, or performing actions on their behalf.

Technologies: [Adobe Experience Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/adobe-experience-manager). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-48398 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48398 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-48398?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Experience Manager.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48398?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-48398 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-48398?** Check whether you run Adobe Experience Manager. 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.

## Technical details

Adobe Experience Manager is vulnerable to DOM-based XSS, where an attacker manipulates the DOM environment to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript within the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires user interaction: the victim must visit an attacker-controlled or compromised webpage containing the malicious payload. The vulnerability changes the scope, indicating it may allow cross-context attacks beyond the immediate application boundary.

## Affected products

- Adobe Experience Manager

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html)

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