Arbitrary filesystem write via path traversal
Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026
Path traversal in Adobe Content Credentials products allows local users to write arbitrary filesystem data through crafted input. Adobe has not published the affected path-processing locus or the file-writing operation that fails to confine attacker-controlled paths. No privileges or user interaction are required, but exploitation requires local execution through an affected tool or consuming application.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Adobe Content Credentials products allows local users to write arbitrary filesystem data through crafted input. Adobe has not published the affected path-processing locus or the file-writing operation that fails to confine attacker-controlled paths. No privileges or user interaction are required, but exploitation requires local execution through an affected tool or consuming application.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-48442
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Content Credentials JS SDK
- Classifications
- CWE-22
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=@contentauth/[email protected]
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