# CVE-2026-76198 — Adobe C2PA Tool

> As of 2026-08-27, CVE-2026-76198 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Adobe C2PA Tool, CVSS v3.1 5.5, EPSS 0.2% (16.6th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-76198, most recently “Adobe and Nvidia Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products, Including Two Critical Flaws in Nvidia's NemoClaw AI Agent Stack and a CVSS 10.0 Adobe Campaign Classic Chain”.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-27

## What is CVE-2026-76198?

CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The record classifies CVE-2026-76198 under weakness class [CWE-20](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-20). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 79 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.5 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.6% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-25

## Is CVE-2026-76198 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 28 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Adobe](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/adobe): C2PA Tool, Content Credentials Rust SDK

## How to fix CVE-2026-76198

Vendor advisory: [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-110.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-110.html). Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-76198

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-76198, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Adobe and Nvidia Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products, Including Two Critical Flaws in Nvidia's NemoClaw AI Agent Stack and a CVSS 10.0 Adobe Campaign Classic Chain](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2152) — CRITICAL · 2026-08-26

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [helpx.adobe.com — vendor advisory](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-110.html)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-76198
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