CVE-2026-48287

CAI Content Credentials | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: July 14, 2026 at 09:32 PM UTC
Updated: August 28, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorC2PAC2PA WebContent Credentials Command-Line Tool (c2patool)· also runs on 5 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page. Scope is changed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v ≤ 0.84.0v ≤ c2pa-v0.84.0
Vendor states this is fixed in c2pa-v0.85.2 (unaffected)
apple-iphone-os (environment) · apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 0.7.0v ≤ @contentauth/[email protected]
Vendor states this is fixed in @contentauth/[email protected] (unaffected)
apple-iphone-os (environment) · apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 0.17.0v ≤ c2patool-v0.16.5
Vendor states this is fixed in c2patool-v0.26.65 (unaffected)
apple-iphone-os (environment) · apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.4HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-426

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