Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2026-48442CAI Content Credentials | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Content Credentials Command-Line 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Content Credentials Rust SDK | 0 – through c2pa-v0.90.5 |
| Adobe | Content Credentials Command-Line Tool | 0 – through c2patool-v0.27.5 |
| Adobe | Content Credentials JS SDK | 0 – through @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.12.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N