CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in a Arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to files or directories outside the intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00242.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ c2pa-v0.90.5
c2pa-v0.90.6 unaffected —
Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ c2patool-v0.27.5
c2patool-v0.27.6 unaffected —
Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ @contentauth/[email protected]
@contentauth/[email protected] unaffected —

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References
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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in a Arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to files or directories outside the intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Title CAI Content Credentials | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:58:49.772Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T15:28:38.146Z

Link: CVE-2026-48442

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:12:05.639Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T17:18:01.450

Modified: 2026-08-12T17:17:27.073

Link: CVE-2026-48442

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