CVE-2021-40713

Adobe Experience Manager Improper Certificate Validation Could Lead to Man In The Middle Attack

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2021 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExperience Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a improper certificate validation vulnerability in the cold storage component. If an attacker can achieve a man in the middle when the cold server establishes a new certificate, they would be able to harvest sensitive information.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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