Maintenance Release Notes maintenance-release-notes

Last update: October 21, 2026

Applies to:
Experience Manager as a Cloud Service

Topics:
Configuration and operations

CREATED FOR:

Admin

The following section outlines the technical release notes for the maintenance release of Experience Manager as a Cloud Service associated with 2026.10.0 feature activation.

Release 28871 release-28871

Summarized below are the continuous improvements for maintenance release 28871, which was publicly released on October 10, 2026. The previous maintenance release was release 28386.

The 2026.10.0 feature activation will provide the full feature set for this maintenance release. See the Experience Manager Releases Roadmap for more information.

NOTE

Release 28849 has been made private.

Enhancements enhancements-28871

ASSETS-54428: Added search events for asset searches through author OpenAPI.
ASSETS-60359: Added tagging APIs for asset management.
ASSETS-62685: Improved asset searches that use tags.
ASSETS-64331: Added asynchronous asset copying through the Assets API.
ASSETS-64375: Added task search through the Assets API.
ASSETS-64384: Added APIs to update collection items and improved handling of collection jobs.
ASSETS-64385: Added an API to delete collections.
ASSETS-64386: Added collection search through the Assets API.
ASSETS-64728: Added asynchronous metadata export through the Assets API.
ASSETS-64763: Added endpoints to check asset download job status and retrieve completed downloads.
ASSETS-67662: Added asset events for metadata updates, asset deletions, and asset moves.
ASSETS-67807: Reduced video reprocessing time by skipping redundant Dynamic Media encodes when the video profile is unchanged.
ASSETS-68147: Added viewer preset editing and support in the new video viewer.
ASSETS-68244: Added support for relative date ranges in asset search queries.
ASSETS-69200: Added image width and height metadata for custom renditions uploaded through the API.
ASSETS-69206: Added asynchronous bulk tag creation through OpenAPI.
ASSETS-70436: Expanded collection APIs with smart collection and collection metadata support.
ASSETS-70449: Added an API to delete named asset renditions.
ASSETS-74710: Added metadata export support for nested properties and arrays of objects.
ASSETS-75083: Added metadata import support for nested properties and arrays of objects.
ASSETS-75722: Added a full-page editor for video chapters and overlays.
ASSETS-75926: Added viewer preset publishing with support for custom CSS.
ASSETS-76834: Added chapters and overlays to the new video viewer.
ASSETS-76836: Included video interactivity metadata in asset delivery responses.
ASSETS-76838: Enabled the video viewer to load chapters and overlays from asset metadata.
ASSETS-77191: Added support for seconds in Dynamic Media countdown timers.
ASSETS-77247: Added a Content Credentials indicator in the Assets Admin UI.
ASSETS-77355: Added video viewer preset options for environments using Dynamic Media with OpenAPI.
ASSETS-77388: Improved bulk asset approval management, including stopping reapproval operations and cleaning up completed batches.
ASSETS-77408: Added collection searches as a source for smart collections.
ASSETS-77669: Added support for custom properties in the dam namespace in asset delivery.
ASSETS-77856: Improved template font matching using PostScript font names.
ASSETS-77995: Added an API to manage metadata-driven permissions for prompts.

Fixed Issues fixed-issues-28871

ASSETS-24897: Corrected the publication status icon for published assets.
ASSETS-31575: Localized invalid JSON path error messages in metadata schemas.
ASSETS-32768: Corrected the alignment of the Clear All button in folder metadata rules.
ASSETS-33287: Localized processing profile labels.
ASSETS-36070: Localized the promoted tag label.
ASSETS-39418: Localized text in asset share links.
ASSETS-40698: Corrected vertical button text in shared asset downloads.
ASSETS-40735: Corrected number formatting in shared asset downloads.
ASSETS-43105: Corrected Japanese text orientation in list headers.
ASSETS-43307: Localized the Scheduled for Later label in asset column view.
ASSETS-46298: Corrected date formatting in asset list view.
ASSETS-47155: Fixed the related asset selector for filenames containing spaces.
ASSETS-48196: Localized the Locale column labels in asset list view.
ASSETS-49527: Fixed interactive media hotspot popups appearing behind images.
ASSETS-52795: Preserved asset identifiers when replacing assets.
ASSETS-60894: Corrected video profile column header alignment in folder properties.
ASSETS-74349: Disabled the Download button when no valid assets or renditions are selected.
ASSETS-75539: Fixed Dynamic Media templates failing to update after their source PSD assets are reprocessed.
ASSETS-76596: Fixed Adobe Stock imports selecting watermarked previews instead of licensed assets.
ASSETS-76711: Fixed metadata dropdown rules when multiple values are selected.
ASSETS-76893: Fixed assets remaining in AI processing in folders configured for Dynamic Media publishing.
ASSETS-76949: Excluded hidden folders from Folders API results.
ASSETS-77205: Fixed rerunning asset reports that contain multiple custom properties.
ASSETS-77434: Fixed metadata API updates using legacy property paths or changes between single-valued and multivalued properties.
ASSETS-78492: Fixed page editing failures caused by broken smart crop videos.
ASSETS-78526: Fixed failures when appending metadata through the bulk metadata editor.
ASSETS-78540: Fixed AI processing failures when a prompt’s target property is unavailable.
ASSETS-78569: Fixed Content Hub searches failing when custom metadata fields are missing.
ASSETS-78815: Fixed metadata export headers for reimporting data and added support for exporting object arrays.
ASSETS-78925: Fixed downloads of very large assets.
ASSETS-79022: Fixed intermittent Smart Tags training failures caused by missing authentication configuration.
ASSETS-79238: Fixed missing property names and descriptions in processing profiles.
CQ-4336103: Localized the Multi Path Value Property Predicate label in asset search.
SITES-45043: Fixed incorrect Content Fragment references in legacy asset search.
SITES-50482: Restored PDF asset references from custom download and link list components.

Known Issues known-issues-28871

None.

Deprecated Features and APIs deprecated-28871

Deprecated and removed features and APIs in AEM as a Cloud Service are detailed in the Deprecated and Removed Features and APIs document.

Security Fixes security-28871

AEM as a Cloud Service is dedicated to optimizing your platform’s security and performance. This maintenance release includes 17 security fixes, reinforcing our commitment to robust system protection.

Embedded Technologies embedded-tech-28871

Technology

Version

Link

AEM Oak

2.6.0

Oak 2.6.0 API

AEM SLING API

2.27.6

Apache Sling API 2.27.6 API

AEM HTL

1.4.28-1.4.0

HTML Template Language Specification

Apache HTTP Server

2.4.67

Apache Httpd 2.4.67

Dispatcher

2.0.275

AEM Core Components

2.32.6

AEM WCM Core Components

Node.js

14 (default)

Supported Node.js versions

Java 21

21.0.11

JDK 21.0.11

Release 28386 release-28386

Summarized below are the continuous improvements for maintenance release 28386, which was publicly released on September 23, 2026. The previous maintenance release was release 27830.

The 2026.10.0 feature activation will provide the full feature set for this maintenance release. See the Experience Manager Releases Roadmap for more information.

NOTE

Release 28187 has been made private.

Enhancements enhancements-28386

CQ-4361811: Removed the deprecated commons-lang dependency from cq-commons (in favor of commons-lang3).
CQ-4365034: Migrated to Adobe Analytics API 2.0 ahead of the Analytics 1.4 API end-of-life (August 31, 2026).
GRANITE-65723: Added session prolongation support for JWT-based authentication on page requests.
GRANITE-67893: Added support for custom URI schemes in HTML sanitization via the ALLOWED_URI_SCHEMES configuration.
GRANITE-69821: Added last-activity timestamp tracking on user profile nodes.
GRANITE-71327: Added the ability to inspect configured preprocessors.
GRANITE-72442: Added support for Bouncy Castle-based JSafe-compatible keystores.
SKYOPS-124458: Increased the AEM Developer Console IMS integration limit to 40 technical accounts.
SKYOPS-137568: Added support for running the AEM Quickstart on Java 25.
SKYOPS-138717: Removed a deprecated API from the AEM public API surface.
SKYOPS-145215: Added a CQ Quickstart MCP server to the AEM as a Cloud Service SDK.
SKYOPS-155829: Updated Cloud Service platform bundles to remove the deprecated commons-lang dependency.

Fixed Issues fixed-issues-28386

ASSETS-9938: Fixed Link Share download failing for ZIP files.
CQ-4364676: Fixed a broken Help link in the login screen footer.
GRANITE-64470: Fixed the Publish mail service requiring a pod restart to pick up OSGi configuration changes (for example, OAuth token updates).
GRANITE-70798: Fixed a login failure on AMS publish instances after the 6.5 LTS SP2 upgrade (TokenAuthenticationHandler/SAML regression).
GRANITE-71458: Fixed a missing “Remove member” button in the Groups UI for long user or group names.
GRANITE-72210: Fixed OIDC authentication failures caused by JWK Set size limits; the HTTP retrieval limits are now configurable.
GRANITE-72324: Fixed precompile-maven-plugin incompatibility with Maven 3.10.
GRANITE-73303: Fixed JSafe keystores loading only on first use, which caused delayed initialization.
SITES-48426: Fixed a severe performance slowdown in the Sites console for large sites.
SITES-50164: Fixed the Preflight Play button failing to launch highlighting, the preview-mode banner, and popover auto-minimize due to a client library load issue.
SKYOPS-147677: Fixed jcr:content child node deletions not replicating to Publish when a page has comments.
SKYOPS-152346: Fixed customer-provided overlays being overwritten by the product overlay.

AEM Guides guides-28386

GUIDES-48304: On low-resolution screens, the Insert Keyword dialog fails to appear when inserting a keyword from the toolbar, while it opens as expected when using More option.
GUIDES-48893: Opening the Review panel or applying a project filter takes some time to load the task list.
GUIDES-49065: The asset status API does not return the correct status for assets whose path contains a comma.
GUIDES-49325: When you generate AEM Sites (with composite component mapping) output with a baseline targeting an older version, the page content correctly shows that older version, but the page metadata shows the current version instead.
GUIDES-51759: Starting a translation using an XLIFF project creates an empty project that never moves to an in-progress state.
GUIDES-52343: When a new learning topic is created using a HTML or learning template with a custom header, the topic title doesn’t appear in the custom header
GUIDES-52690: A preset’s saved baseline selection incorrectly displays as No Baseline after the baseline is deleted or while a dynamic baseline is still being created.
GUIDES-52916: Copying a table from Author mode and pasting it into Author mode removes attributes such as colwidth and any other attributes defined on colspec, causing the column width settings to be lost.

For more information about the new and enhanced features and issues fixed in the release, view the Experience Manager Guides release roadmap.

Known Issues known-issues-28386

None.

Deprecated Features and APIs deprecated-28386

Deprecated and removed features and APIs in AEM as a Cloud Service are detailed in the Deprecated and Removed Features and APIs document.

NOTE

On September 28, 2026, environments still using deprecated APIs will not receive critical Adobe release updates and will not be subject to Adobe’s standard commitments around performance and availability. As a result, you will not receive new features or bug fixes, application stability and uptime may be negatively affected, and security risk exposure may increase further. To once again receive Adobe release updates, a fullstack pipeline must be successfully executed; the update will then be applied within a few days.

Security Fixes security-28386

AEM as a Cloud Service is dedicated to optimizing your platform’s security and performance. This maintenance release addresses 16 identified vulnerabilities, reinforcing our commitment to robust system protection.