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CVE-2026-103820

Status: AnalyzedMedium (5.5)—
Severity5.5Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.22 %higher than 11% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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.

CVSS

Base score
5.5
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.22 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
11
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector UI:R con AV:L exige que la víctima extraiga un fichero manipulado (T1203); CWE-22 permite escribir fuera de directorios restringidos (I:H). T1005 descartada: el texto describe escritura, no lectura.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Restrict File and Directory PermissionsRemote Data StorageNetwork SegmentationEncrypt Sensitive InformationApplication Isolation and SandboxingExploit Protection

Affected technologies (3)

Adobe — C2paAdobe — C2pa-webAdobe — C2patool

CWEs

References

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