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CVE-2026-48446

MEDIUM 5.5

Published 2026-08-11 · Last modified 2026-08-12

CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 16th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Affected

Vendors Adobe

Products Content Credentials Rust Sdk Content Credentials Command Line Tool Content Credentials Js Sdk C2pa C2pa Web C2patool

Weakness (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

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

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
AdobeC2pa< 0.90.6
AdobeC2pa Web< 0.12.1
AdobeC2patool< 0.27.6

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Advisories

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS