CVE-2021-40722

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

AEM Forms Cloud Service offering, as well as version 6.5.10.0 (and below) are affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to achieve RCE.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Experience Manager	>= unspecified, <= 6.5.10.0; >= unspecified, <= None

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-103.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-103.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 13, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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