# CVE-2026-34677: Adobe CAI Content Credentials uncontrolled resource consumption

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-34677-adobe-cai-content-credentials-uncontrolled-resource-consumption  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-12. Updated: 2026-06-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-34677 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.2 · Published 2026-05-12

Adobe CAI Content Credentials, a toolset used to verify the authenticity of digital content, is affected by a resource management flaw. An attacker can exploit this to exhaust system memory or processing power, causing the application to crash or become unresponsive. This results in a denial-of-service, preventing users from verifying content provenance or using the affected software.

Technologies: [Adobe C2pa](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/c2pa), [Adobe C2pa-Rust](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/c2pa-rust), [Adobe C2pa-Web](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/c2pa-web), [Adobe Content Credentials SDK](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/content-credentials-sdk). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-34677 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-34677 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-34677?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.2, published 12 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe C2pa-Rust <= 0.78.2; Adobe C2pa-Web <= 0.7.0; Adobe Content Credentials SDK 0.78.2, 0.7.0 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-34677?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-34677 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-34677?** Check whether you run Adobe C2pa, Adobe C2pa-Rust, Adobe C2pa-Web or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) exists in the Adobe Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) SDK. The flaw affects both the Node.js (c2pa-web) and Rust (c2pa-v) implementations. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability locally without requiring user interaction to exhaust system resources. This leads to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition for the host application. The issue is addressed in c2pa-web version 0.7.1 and c2pa-rust version 0.80.1.

## Affected products

- Adobe c2pa-web <= 0.7.0
- Adobe c2pa-rust (c2pa-v) <= 0.78.2

## Timeline

- 2026-05-12: disclosed
- 2026-05-12: advisory

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-53.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-53.html)

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