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CVE-2026-85978: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Akana API Platform
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-09 · updated 2026-09-09
- Weakness: CWE-41
Description
An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Policy Manager console of Akana API Platform. A path normalization discrepancy between the authentication filter and the servlet dispatcher allows a crafted request to bypass authentication and reach an endpoint that evaluates attacker-supplied script code without sandboxing, resulting in arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction.
Affected products
- Perforce Akana: from 2024.1.0 through 2024.1.5; from 2025.1.0 through 2025.1.1; All versions prior to 2024.1, 2026.1
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