CVE-2026-71362
CVE-2026-71362 is a security flaw in Adobe Commerce and Magento, software for running online shops. Someone who already has a foothold can use Adobe Commerce and Magento to take full control of the machine. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 24 Sep 2026.[1]
Adobe Commerce and Magento is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff. Adobe has published a fix or advice.
Description
CISA calls it an incorrect authorization in Adobe Commerce and Magento. In its words: “Adobe Commerce and Magento contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that could allow an attacker to leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access to sensitive resources without any user interaction.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “Adobe Commerce is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access to sensitive resources. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.”[2]
The underlying weakness is incorrect authorization (CWE-863), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 9.1 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by the organisation that published the CVE using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it; Adobe’s advisory has them[3]. CISA names the product as Adobe Commerce and Magento.
Most families won’t have Adobe Commerce and Magento; it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 24 Sep 2026, 44 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 27 Sep 2026 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 90%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Adobe has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes).”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Adobe Commerce and Magento is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed, or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 27 Sep 2026 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 9.1.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 90%.[4] |
See also
Other Adobe Commerce and Magento flaws
- CVE-2026-48356: unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type ·
- CVE-2026-75650: improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine ·
Other Adobe flaws
- CVE-2026-48282, Adobe ColdFusion: path traversal ·
- CVE-2009-3459, Adobe Acrobat and Reader: heap-based buffer overflow ·
- CVE-2026-34621, Adobe Acrobat and Reader: prototype pollution ·
- CVE-2020-9715, Adobe Acrobat: use-after-free ·
- CVE-2025-54236, Adobe Commerce and Magento: improper input validation ·
Other incorrect authorization flaws
- CVE-2026-42016, JFrog Artifactory: incorrect authorization ·
- CVE-2025-55177, Meta Platforms WhatsApp: incorrect authorization ·
- CVE-2025-21480, Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets: incorrect authorization ·
- CVE-2025-21479, Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets: incorrect authorization ·
- CVE-2025-24200, Apple iOS and iPadOS: incorrect authorization ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2026-5430, WSO2 products: path traversal ·
Every Adobe flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in September 2026
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Adobe Commerce and Magento Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 24 Sep 2026.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2026-71362 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 11 Aug 2026.
- ^ Adobe. Advisories and fixes: helpx.adobe.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.905, percentile 99.8, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2026-71362”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.