TI-2026-58853 Aliases CVE-2026-85978 GHSA-6whh-7r9p-c8q2

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Akana API Platform

MEDIUM 52CWE-41Published 2026-09-09 · Updated 2026-09-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863 and CWE-94.

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 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01439 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Akana (Perforce): 2024.1.6, 2025.1.2, 2026.2 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Perforce	Akana	before 2024.1; 2024.1.0 – 2024.1.5; 2025.1.0 – 2025.1.1; 2026.1 and later	2024.1.6, 2025.1.2, 2026.2, 2024.1	Patch available	CNA

Akana VendorPerforce Affected before 2024.1; 2024.1.0 – 2024.1.5; 2025.1.0 – 2025.1.1; 2026.1 and later Fixed in 2024.1.6, 2025.1.2, 2026.2, 2024.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Fix · CNA Akana (Perforce) Fixed in 2024.1.6, 2025.1.2, 2026.2, 2024.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85978
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6whh-7r9p-c8q2

References

Other 1

https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003CcxRIAS/unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-in-akana-policy-manager-console

TI-2026-71533 Perforce Helix Authentication Service ships a default SCIM token CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2026-05304 Insecure Default Configuration in P4 Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-07378 Rogue Wave JViews before 8.8 patch 21 and 8.9 before patch 1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2007-00095 The Perforce client does not restrict the set of files that it overwrites upon receiving… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2026-60410 XML External Entity in Akana API Platform CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
TI-2024-02607 SSRF in Akana API Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3

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Sources

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