CVE-2026-103820

CAI Content Credential is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in an arbitrary file system write. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write to unauthorized files or directories outside of intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must extract a maliciously crafted file.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/content-credentials-sdk/apsb26-163.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa::::::rust::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa-web::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2patool::::::::

History

14 Oct 2026, 18:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/content-credentials-sdk/apsb26-163.html -~~	() https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/content-credentials-sdk/apsb26-163.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Adobe c2patool Adobe Adobe c2pa-web Adobe c2pa
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa-web::::::node.js::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa::::::rust::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2patool::::::::

13 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-14 18:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-103820

Mitre link : CVE-2026-103820

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-103820

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

c2pa-web
c2patool
c2pa

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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