# CVE-2026-48357: Adobe Content Credentials denial of service via resource exhaustion

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48357-adobe-content-credentials-denial-of-service-via-resource  
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-2026-48357 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.2 · Published 2026-07-14

Adobe Content Credentials, a toolset used to verify the authenticity and origin of digital content, is affected by a resource management flaw. An attacker could exploit this to crash the application or make it unresponsive by exhausting system resources. This results in a denial-of-service, preventing users from verifying content credentials, though it does not directly expose 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-2026-48357 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48357 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-48357?** 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-v0.16.5; Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK <= c2pa-v0.84.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48357?** 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-2026-48357 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-48357?** 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 uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) exists in the Adobe Content Authenticity (CAI) SDKs and command-line tools. The flaw allows a local attacker to trigger excessive resource usage, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) state for the affected application. The vulnerability impacts the Rust SDK (up to v0.84.0), the JS SDK (up to v0.16.5), and the C2PA command-line tool (up to v0.16.5). Exploitation does not require user interaction. Patches have been released in Rust SDK v0.85.2, JS SDK v0.16.6, and C2PA Tool v0.26.65.

## 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-v0.16.5

## 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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