---
id: CVE-2026-90531
title: >-
  Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML
  External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in privilege
  escalation
summary: >-
  Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML
  External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in privilege
  escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain
  elevated…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T04:18:54.687'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90531'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T20:53:44.647Z'
---

## Overview

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to internal resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.