Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool input validation

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool, Content Credentials JS SDK and Content Credentials Rust SDK. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-48436. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool, Content Credentials JS SDK and Content Credentials Rust SDK (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Input 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.
The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48436 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
05/21/2026 CVE reserved08/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-48436 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388229
Entry
Created: 08/11/2026 19:23Changes: 08/11/2026 19:23 (50)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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