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 through resource exhaustion
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An uncontrolled consumption of system resources can be forced by an attacker, potentially exhausting memory, CPU, or I/O capacity and causing the affected application to become unresponsive. The issue is classified as CWE-400 and does not require any user interaction, meaning it can be leveraged remotely to disrupt service availability.

Affected Systems

Adobe’s C2PA Tool and the Content Credentials JS and Rust SDKs are vulnerable, but specific affected versions are not listed in the advisory. Any deployment of these products may be impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a medium‑to‑high severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of widespread exploitation at present. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Likely exploitation would involve an attacker sending crafted requests to a running instance of the SDK or Tool, exhausting resources without user action.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 02:06 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Obtain and install the latest patch or updated version of Adobe C2PA Tool and Content Credentials SDKs once released by Adobe
  • Implement server‑side rate limiting or resource quotas to constrain the amount of work each client or request can consume
  • Continuously monitor memory, CPU, and network usage for sudden spikes and configure alerts to detect potential denial‑of‑service conditions

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 02:06 UTC.

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Advisories

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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: 2026-10-14T14:42:59.820Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T01:54:12.051Z

Link: CVE-2026-105902

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T14:41:48.999Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T22:17:30.507

Modified: 2026-10-14T18:57:03.477

Link: CVE-2026-105902

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption