Adobe Experience Manager | URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') (CWE-601) (CVE-2026-47991)
Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org, Adobe
What is affected, what to do
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.24, LTS SP1, 2026.04 and earlier are affected by an Improper Redirect (Open Redirect) vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could construct a malicious URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled site.
Update experience_manager to version 2026.5.0.
- Affected
- Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
lte *..2026.4.0 - Adobe Experience Manager 6.5
lte *..6.5.24
- Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
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Metrics
6.1
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
6.1
CVSS v3
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: CVE.org, Adobe
0.5 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 38.7
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- Severity
- Medium
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 61.36 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 6.1 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 6.1
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.5 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 38.7
- High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-601
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.24, LTS SP1, 2026.04 and earlier are affected by an Improper Redirect (Open Redirect) vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could construct a malicious URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled site. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must click on a malicious link. Scope is changed.
Source: cvelistv5, NVD (NIST), adobe_bulletin
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
| Affected versions | Fixed in | ||
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| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 |
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| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS |
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| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service |
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| adobe | experience_manager |
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Vendors and products
Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
Base
The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.
Entry at MITRE CWE-601
References & sources
- helpx.adobe.comsecurity/products/experience-manager/apsb26-56.htmlVendor advisory
Reanalysis & status changes
Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.
CVE Modifiedpsirt@adobe.com
- Affected: after Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/47xxx/CVE-2026-47991.json">CVE-2026-47991</a>
- Reference: after https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-56.html
- Reference:
before https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-56.html - Reference Type:
before https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-56.html Types: Vendor Advisory
CVE Modifiedpsirt@adobe.com
- Affected:
before Adobe Experience Managerafter Adobe Experience Manager - Description:
before Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.24, LTS SP1, 2026.04 and earlier are affected by an Improper Redirect (Open Redirect) vulnerability that could lead to account takeover. An attacker could construct a malicious URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled site. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must click on a malicious link.after Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.24, LTS SP1, 2026.04 and earlier are affected by an Improper Redirect (Open Redirect) vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could construct a malicious URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled site. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must click on a malicious link. Scope is changed. - CVSS V3.1: after AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS V3.1:
before AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Affected:
CVE Translatednvd@nist.gov
- Translation: after Title: Adobe Experience Manager, Description: Adobe Experience Manager versiones 6.5.24, LTS SP1, 2026.04 y anteriores están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de redirección incorrecta (redirección abierta) que podría llevar a la toma de control de la cuenta. Un atacante podría construir una URL maliciosa que redirige a una víctima a un sitio controlado por el atacante. La explotación de este problema requiere interacción del usuario en el sentido de que una víctima debe hacer clic en un enlace malicioso.
Initial Analysisnvd@nist.gov
- CVSS V3.1: after AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CPE Configuration: after OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.5.25.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2026.5.0
- Reference Type: after Adobe Systems Incorporated: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-56.html Types: Vendor Advisory
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