Description

Adobe Commerce is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access to restricted resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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  "score": "2.7",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-11T18:17:30.960Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-11T18:17:30.960Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Adobe Commerce is affected by an incorrect authorization vulnerability that introduces significant security risks to enterprise environments. Classified fundamentally as an authorization bypass or privilege escalation flaw, this security issue allows a maliciously inclined actor to subvert access control mechanisms and acquire elevated privileges within the application context.\nThe primary impact of successful exploitation includes unauthorized access to restricted administrative resources, sensitive data compartments, and critical backend functionalities that should otherwise be strictly guarded against high-privilege misuse.\nThe affected product is Adobe Commerce. The risk implications are severe, as unauthorized administrative capabilities can lead to total system compromise, data exfiltration, or the deployment of further persistence mechanisms.\nAn attacker attempting to leverage this vulnerability must already possess high privileges within the system, indicating an insider threat vector or an adversary who has previously achieved initial compromise through credential theft or alternative entry points. Crucially, the exploitation methodology does not require any form of user interaction, enabling automated or stealthy execution once the prerequisite privilege threshold is met.",
  "technicalDetails": "The root cause of this vulnerability lies in flawed access control logic within Adobe Commerce's authorization enforcement layer. Specifically, the application fails to properly validate whether a high-privilege user session possesses the explicit contextual authorization required to access specific restricted resources or execute privileged functions.\nThe vulnerable component involves the internal access control list (ACL) or role-based access control (RBAC) verification routines that govern backend resource partitioning. Because the validation routines improperly evaluate user entitlements, an authenticated actor with elevated baseline privileges can craft specific requests targeting restricted endpoints or internal application controllers without triggering the expected security exceptions.\nRegarding authentication and privilege requirements, the attack surface mandates that the interacting entity must authenticate to the platform and maintain a high-privilege session. Anonymous or low-privileged users cannot directly initiate this specific attack flow unless chained with a separate privilege escalation vector. The vulnerability is typically exploitable via standard network protocols utilized by the application interface, exposing the backend administration mechanisms to abuse.\nThe step-by-step attack flow proceeds as follows. First, the attacker authenticates to Adobe Commerce using valid credentials that grant high privileges, or co-opts an existing high-privilege session. Second, the attacker identifies targeted restricted resources or privileged administrative functions that are intended to be segmented from their specific administrative role or scope. Third, the attacker issues direct HTTP requests to these restricted backend components. Fourth, due to the incorrect authorization checks, the application processes the request, bypassing the granular permission validation boundary. Finally, the attacker achieves unauthorized access to the restricted resource, enabling post-exploitation activities such as administrative configuration tampering, execution of privileged commands, or unauthorized data retrieval."
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