CVE-2026-48434

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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in CAI Content Credentials

Publication date: 2026-08-11

Last updated on: 2026-08-28

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-11

Last Modified

2026-08-28

Generated

2026-08-31

AI Q&A

2026-08-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-30

NVD

CVE-2026-48434

EUVD

EUVD-2026-56284

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	c2pa	to 0.90.6 (exc)
adobe	c2pa-web	to 0.12.1 (exc)
adobe	c2patool	to 0.27.6 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-400	The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

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Executive Summary

CAI Content Credentials has an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that allows attackers to exhaust system resources, causing an application denial-of-service without requiring user interaction.

Detection Guidance

Detecting uncontrolled resource consumption requires monitoring system resource usage such as CPU, memory, and network. Check for processes consuming excessive resources using system monitoring tools like top, htop, or ps commands. Look for abnormal spikes in resource usage that could indicate exploitation.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could make applications unavailable by consuming all available system resources, leading to service disruptions for users and systems relying on CAI Content Credentials.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to application denial-of-service by exhausting system resources, which may disrupt services handling sensitive data. This could impact compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA by causing interruptions in data processing or availability, potentially violating requirements for timely access or processing of personal health or user data.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security patches or updates from Adobe for CAI Content Credentials to address the uncontrolled resource consumption issue.

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