---
id: CVE-2026-89212
title: >-
  A flaw resulting in XML external entity (XXE) was found in Akana API Platform
  in which references were improperly restricted during XML-to-JSON processing
summary: >-
  A flaw resulting in XML external entity (XXE) was found in Akana API Platform
  in which references were improperly restricted during XML-to-JSON processing.
  The issue affects Akana versions 2026.1, 2025.1.1, and all versions before
  2024.1…
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
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: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T19:30:42.730'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89212'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003CxPBIA0/xml-external-entity-in-akana-api-platform
    label: security@puppet.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0044
epssPercentile: 0.35644
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T13:56:52.693483Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T16:45:47.861Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw resulting in XML external entity (XXE) was found in Akana API Platform in which references were improperly restricted during XML-to-JSON processing. The issue affects Akana versions 2026.1, 2025.1.1, and all versions before 2024.1.6 (including older unsupported versions of Akana) and has been fixed as a security patch in the latest release of supported versions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.