Description

Adobe Commerce is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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  "score": "7.5",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-11T18:17:31.650Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-11T18:17:31.650Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Adobe Commerce is affected by an incorrect authorization vulnerability that introduces a critical security feature bypass vector. The primary impact of this flaw is the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data, specifically granting an unauthenticated malicious actor unauthorized read access to internal resources and protected system states.\nThe vulnerability resides within the authorization enforcement mechanisms of the affected product. Attackers can exploit this security gap remotely without requiring any form of user interaction or social engineering. The risk implication is severe, as successful exploitation undermines fundamental access control boundaries, potentially exposing confidential business logic, customer data, or proprietary system configurations.\nGiven that exploitation does not depend on privileged access or prior authentication, malicious actors can automate the probing and extraction of restricted assets directly over the network interface exposed by the application.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability stems from improper validation and enforcement of authorization checks within the access control subsystems of Adobe Commerce. Specifically, the affected component fails to adequately verify whether a requesting entity possesses the necessary administrative or operational privileges before processing read requests for restricted endpoints or internal data structures.\nFrom an attack flow perspective, an unauthenticated remote attacker crafts an HTTP request targeting a sensitive resource or API route that relies on flawed access control logic. Because the application logic incorrectly assumes that preconditions or trust boundaries have been satisfied elsewhere, or fails to execute granular capability checks, the request bypasses the intended security gatekeeper.\nUpon successful routing through the vulnerable component, the application executes the read operation and returns the requested payload to the unauthorized client. This permits the extraction of sensitive data without leaving standard authentication trails associated with privileged user sessions.\nThe attack surface exposure is network-based, leveraging standard web protocols exposed by the Adobe Commerce installation. No local system access, prior execution privileges, or user interaction (such as clicking a malicious link) is required to instantiate the attack vector. The root cause is fundamentally architectural regarding how authorization context is propagated and verified at the boundary of protected functions."
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