Adobe CAI Content Credentials NULL Deref DoS
CVE-2026-48438 Published on August 11, 2026
CAI Content Credentials | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
CAI Content Credentials is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-48438 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Affected Versions
Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK:- Before and including c2pa-v0.90.5 is affected.
- Version c2pa-v0.90.6 is unaffected.
- Before and including c2patool-v0.27.5 is affected.
- Version c2patool-v0.27.6 is unaffected.
- Before and including @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.12.0 is affected.
- Version @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.12.1 is unaffected.