CVE-2026-48442

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

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 04:59 PM UTC
Updated: August 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorC2PAC2PA WebContent Credentials Command-Line Tool (c2patool)

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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

95%
v ≤ c2pa-v0.90.5v < 0.90.6
Affected range stops below 0.90.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in c2pa-v0.90.6 (unaffected)
v ≤ @contentauth/[email protected]v < 0.12.1
Affected range stops below 0.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in @contentauth/[email protected] (unaffected)
v ≤ c2patool-v0.27.5v < 0.27.6
Affected range stops below 0.27.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in c2patool-v0.27.6 (unaffected)

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 automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.1HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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