CVE-2026-50215

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use-after-free exists in the Windows WFP packet-capture driver shipped with Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent (GPA) before 7.4. When an IPv6 proxy/redirect rule is active, a local attacker with Administrator privileges can send a single crafted outbound IPv6 packet via a raw IPV6_HDRINCL socket to trigger this at DISPATCH_LEVEL, resulting in an immediate system crash.

Affected products

Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent: before 7.4 — fixed in 7.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent 7.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://techdocs.akamai.com/guardicore-platform-agent/changelog/
https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/security-advisories/guardicore-platform-agent-7-4

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