The management interface in Akamai Client (formerly Red Swoosh) 3322 and earlier allows…
Priority LOW 33CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Complete · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-352.
Summary
The management interface in Akamai Client (formerly Red Swoosh) 3322 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP request that contains (1) no Referer header, or (2) a spoofed Referer header that matches an approved domain, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and force the client to download and execute arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00773 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:akamai_technologies:client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3322 | Vulnerable | Akamai Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:a:red_swoosh:client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3322 | Vulnerable | Red Swoosh |
- cpe:2.3:a:akamai_technologies:client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3322 Vulnerable ·Akamai Technologies
- cpe:2.3:a:red_swoosh:client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3322 Vulnerable ·Red Swoosh
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1106
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qr9c-fqfx-66cw
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2008-1106 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1106 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qr9c-fqfx-66cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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