Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has included a critical vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager Forms in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This vulnerability is actively exploited.

Vulnerability Details

Identified as CVE-2025-54253, the vulnerability affects Adobe Experience Manager Forms in JEE. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.

Technical Specifications

• CVE ID: CVE-2025-54253
• Product: Adobe Experience Manager Forms (JEE)
• Type: Arbitrary Code Execution
• Ransomware Use: Unknown

The vulnerability enables unauthorized access and command execution with elevated privileges, posing significant risks such as data breaches and system compromise.

Operational Impact

CISA added CVE-2025-54253 to its KEV catalog on October 15, 2025. Federal civilian executive branch agencies are required to apply security patches or discontinue use of the vulnerable product by November 5, 2025, under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01. While this directive targets federal agencies, it is strongly recommended that all organizations using Adobe Experience Manager Forms address this vulnerability promptly.

Remediation and Recommendations

Organizations should immediately verify their systems for exposure to CVE-2025-54253. Adobe has issued security updates to address the vulnerability, and these should be applied without delay. Where immediate patching is not feasible, compensating controls should be implemented, or affected services temporarily disabled until updates can be deployed.

Monitoring for signs of compromise, such as suspicious activity in access logs, is also advised.