{"id":"CVE-2026-85978","title":"An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Policy Manager console of Akana API Platform","summary":"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 …","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-41","CWE-94","CWE-863"],"vendor":"Perforce","product":"Akana","affected":["Akana All versions prior to 2024.1","Akana >= 2024.1.0 <= 2024.1.5","Akana >= 2025.1.0 <= 2025.1.1","Akana 2026.1"],"published":"2026-09-09","updated":"2026-09-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-09T16:04:24.933","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85978","references":[{"url":"https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003CcxRIAS/unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-in-akana-policy-manager-console","label":"security@puppet.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-09T12:33:13.356890Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T14:27:07.059Z","epss":0.00877,"epssPercentile":0.5752,"slug":"CVE-2026-85978","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":17160,"id":"CVE-2026-85978","ts":1788963129195,"field":"cvss","old":"10","new":"9.8"}]}