cve-2025-53690
CRITICAL CVSS 9.0 nvd
Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Sitecore Experience Manager (XM), Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) allows Code Injection.This issue affects Experience Manager (XM): through 9.0; Experience Platform (XP): through 9.0.
Timeline
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- Last Modified
- 2026-10-18
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
Affected Products
- sitecore experience_commerce
- sitecore experience_manager
- sitecore experience_platform
- sitecore managed_cloud
CISA KEV — Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Name
- Sitecore Multiple Products Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
- 2025-09-04
- Action due
- 2025-09-25
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.0 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2 | 6.0 | 9947ef80-c5d5-474a-bbab-97341a59000e |
CPE configurations
OR
| CPE | Version range | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
<= 9.0 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
<= 9.0 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
<= 9.0 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:managed_cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
— | yes |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Source identifier
9947ef80-c5d5-474a-bbab-97341a59000e
References
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/viewstate-deserialization-zero-day-vulnerability Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1003865 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-53690 US Government Resource
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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