IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.1
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Actively Exploited
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Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source contain an improper input validation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take over customer accounts through the Commerce REST API.

Published Sep 9, 2025 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-11-14 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento. Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha2, 2.4.8-p2, 2.4.7-p7, 2.4.6-p12, 2.4.5-p14, 2.4.4-p15 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality, and integrity impact to high. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

Endpoint Administrators
IT Security
Running commerce: 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9; commerce b2b: 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.4.2, 1.5.2, 1.5.3; magento: 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://nullsecurityx.codes/cve-2025-54236-sessionreaper-unauthenticated-rce-in-magento

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA 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.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-cloud-kcs/kbarticles/ka-27397
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54236
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54236
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