# CVE-2026-48302: Adobe Content Credentials improper input validation DoS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48302-adobe-content-credentials-improper-input-validation-dos  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-14. Updated: 2026-07-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-48302 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.2 · Published 2026-07-14

Adobe Content Credentials, a toolset used to verify the authenticity and provenance of digital content, is affected by a vulnerability that can cause applications to crash. An attacker could provide specially crafted input that triggers a denial-of-service, preventing users from verifying media or using related command-line tools. This issue impacts the reliability of content attribution workflows but does not involve the theft of private data.

Technologies: [Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/content-credentials-command-line-tool), [Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/content-credentials-js-sdk), [Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/content-credentials-rust-sdk). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-48302 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48302 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-48302?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.2, published 14 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool <= c2patool-v0.16.5; Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK <= @contentauth/c2pa-v0.26.0; Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK <= c2pa-v0.84.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48302?** 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-2026-48302 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-48302?** Check whether you run Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool, Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK or Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK 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 improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in the Adobe Content Authenticity (CAI) SDKs and command-line tools. The flaw allows a local attacker to provide malformed input that the application fails to process correctly, leading to an unexpected crash and denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability affects the Rust SDK, JavaScript SDK, and the C2PA command-line tool. No user interaction is required for exploitation beyond the application processing the malicious input. Patches have been released in Rust SDK v0.85.2, C2PA Tool v0.26.65, and JS SDK v0.27.0.

## Affected products

- Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK <= c2pa-v0.84.0
- Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool <= c2patool-v0.16.5
- Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK <= @contentauth/c2pa-v0.26.0

## Timeline

- 2026-07-14: advisory
- 2026-07-14: disclosed

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-80.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-80.html)

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