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TI-2026-35836 Aliases CVE-2026-48442GHSA-h597-3g4m-44qj

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

Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.003 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Content Credentials Rust SDK (Adobe): c2pa-v0.90.6Content Credentials Command-Line Tool (Adobe): c2patool-v0.27.6+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeContent Credentials Rust SDKup to c2pa-v0.90.5c2pa-v0.90.6Patch availableCNA
AdobeContent Credentials Command-Line Toolup to c2patool-v0.27.5c2patool-v0.27.6Patch availableCNA
AdobeContent Credentials JS SDKup to @contentauth/[email protected]@contentauth/[email protected]Patch availableCNA
  • Content Credentials Rust SDK VendorAdobe Affected up to c2pa-v0.90.5 Fixed in c2pa-v0.90.6 Patch available CNA
  • Content Credentials Command-Line Tool VendorAdobe Affected up to c2patool-v0.27.5 Fixed in c2patool-v0.27.6 Patch available CNA
  • Content Credentials JS SDK VendorAdobe Affected up to @contentauth/[email protected] Fixed in @contentauth/[email protected] Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 0.90.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa-web:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 0.12.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2patool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.27.6VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.90.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa-web:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2patool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.27.6 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Content Credentials Rust SDK (Adobe) Fixed in c2pa-v0.90.6
  • Fix · CNA Content Credentials Command-Line Tool (Adobe) Fixed in c2patool-v0.27.6
  • Fix · CNA Content Credentials JS SDK (Adobe) Fixed in @contentauth/[email protected]

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool, Content Credentials JS SDK, Content Credentials Rust SDK — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/…

    15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-35833 CAI Content Credentials | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)Priority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-35832 CAI Content Credentials | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)Priority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-35830 CAI Content Credentials | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)Priority LOW 30
    Show all 15 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48442
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h597-3g4m-44qj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-73741 Server-side request forgery in Adobe CAI Content Credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-52923 CAI Content Credentials | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-50063 CAI Content Credentials | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-50062 CAI Content Credentials | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-50009 CAI Content Credentials | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35833 CAI Content Credentials | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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