CAI Content Credentials | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-48442
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-11 17:18:01 UTC
Updated2026-08-14 15:38:56 UTC
DescriptionCAI 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.002420000 probability, percentile 0.154470000 (date 2026-08-13)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe C2pa All All All All
Application Adobe C2pa-web All All All All
Application Adobe C2patool All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK affected c2pa-v0.90.5 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK unaffected c2pa-v0.90.6 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool affected c2patool-v0.27.5 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool unaffected c2patool-v0.27.6 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK affected @contentauth/[email protected] custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK unaffected @contentauth/[email protected] custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.html [email protected] helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
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