Path Traversal in Adobe C2pa
CVE-2026-48442
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Adobe C2pa
- Adobe C2patool
- Adobe C2pa-Web
- Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool — versions 0, c2patool-v0.27.6
- Adobe Content Credentials Js Sdk — versions 0, @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.12.1
- Adobe Content Credentials Rust Sdk — versions 0, c2pa-v0.90.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48442?
- CVE-2026-48442 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe C2pa, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48442?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.