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CVE-2025-54253

Incorrect Authorization: Is CVE-2025-54253 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
10 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
88%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a Misconfiguration vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Adobe Experience Manager Forms Code Execution Vulnerability — Adobe Experience Manager Forms in JEE contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-10-15) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~88%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2025-11-05. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization.