Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2026-103820CAI Content Credentials | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in C2PA Tool from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
CAI Content Credential is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in an arbitrary file system write. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write to unauthorized files or directories outside of intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must extract a maliciously crafted file.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Content Credentials Rust SDK | 0 – through c2pa-v0.90.15 |
| Adobe | C2PA Tool | 0 – through c2patool-v0.27.15 |
| Adobe | Content Credentials JS SDK | 0 – through @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.13.4 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N