# CVE-2026-83958: Adobe Experience Manager DOM-based cross-site scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-83958-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-2026-83958 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-10-13

Adobe Experience Manager, a content management system used to create and manage web properties, is vulnerable to a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. An attacker could trick a user into visiting a malicious webpage to execute JavaScript code in their browser within the context of Experience Manager, potentially allowing theft of session data or sensitive information. The attack requires user interaction by visiting a specially crafted page.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-83958 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-83958 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-83958?** 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-2026-83958?** 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-2026-83958 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-83958?** 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

This is a DOM-based XSS vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager where an attacker can manipulate the DOM environment to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a crafted webpage), with attack vector via network. The vulnerability changes scope, suggesting it can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component itself.

## 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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