CVE-2026-48438

CAI Content Credentials is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.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

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-11 17:18

Updated : 2026-08-28 00:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-48438

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48438

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48438

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

c2pa-web
c2patool
c2pa

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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