Description
CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service due to uncontrolled resource consumption
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

CAI Content Credentials, including the C2PA Tool, JavaScript SDK, and Rust SDK, contains an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw that can lead to application denial‑of‑service by exhausting system resources. An attacker can trigger this condition without any user interaction, causing the impacted application or service to become unresponsive.

Affected Systems

Adobe Content Credentials C2PA Tool, Adobe Content Credentials JavaScript SDK, and Adobe Content Credentials Rust SDK are affected. The list of affected versions is not specified in the advisory, so any deployment of these components should be reviewed for updates or vulnerability assessments.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity, but the EPSS score of less than 1% shows a very low likelihood of exploitation at the moment. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Given that no user interaction is required, the attack vector is likely remote application‑level, allowing an adversary to trigger excessive resource use from outside the targeted system.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 02:05 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest security patch or upgrade to the most recent release of the Adobe Content Credentials components.
  • Configure system or application limits to cap CPU, memory, or other resource usage that the SDK or tool may consume.
  • Monitor application performance and system resource metrics to detect abnormal spikes that could indicate exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 02:05 UTC.

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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe c2pa
Adobe c2pa-web
Adobe c2patool
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa-web:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2pa:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:c2patool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe c2pa
Adobe c2pa-web
Adobe c2patool

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Title CAI Content Credentials | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T14:42:59.936Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T11:24:41.054Z

Link: CVE-2026-100139

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T14:41:55.429Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T22:17:12.387

Modified: 2026-10-14T18:57:57.650

Link: CVE-2026-100139

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T02:15:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption