Is CVE-2026-48312 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48312 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-48312?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, 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-js-v0.20.0; Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK <= c2pa-v0.84.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48312?

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-2026-48312 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-48312?

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.

CVE-2026-48312: Adobe Content Credentials security bypass via improper input validation

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48312?

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.

Q: How is CVE-2026-48312 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-48312?

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.

CVE-2026-48312 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.8 · Published 2026-07-14

Adobe Content Credentials, a toolset used to verify the authenticity and origin of digital content, is affected by a security bypass vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized write access, potentially allowing them to tamper with or forge digital provenance information. This could undermine the trust and integrity of media files that rely on these credentials to prove their source.

Technologies: Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool, Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK, Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-48312 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48312 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-48312?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, 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-js-v0.20.0; Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK <= c2pa-v0.84.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48312?: 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-2026-48312 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-48312?: 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 Initiative (CAI) SDKs and command-line tools. The flaw allows an attacker to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access to content credentials. The vulnerability is exploitable via a local attack vector and does not require user interaction. Affected components include the Rust SDK (up to v0.84.0), the JS SDK (up to v0.20.0), and the C2PA command-line tool (up to v0.16.5). Patches have been released in newer versions of these tools.

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-js-v0.20.0

Timeline

2026-07-14: advisory: Adobe published APSB26-80 advisory
2026-07-14: disclosed

References

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

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