CVE-2026-48437 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.html

History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a maliciously crafted URL or interact with a compromised web page.
Title		CAI Content Credentials \| Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)
Weaknesses		CWE-295
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-08-11T16:59:52.833Z

Updated: 2026-08-11T16:59:52.833Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T15:28:38.146Z

Link: CVE-2026-48437

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T17:18:00.957

Modified: 2026-08-11T17:18:00.957

Link: CVE-2026-48437

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