CVE-2026-82518 | BDVDB-2026-403335 Detail
AkamaiAkamai CLI
Description#
Akamai CLI before 2.0.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows malicious packages to write files outside the install directory via unvalidated commands[].name values in cli.json. Attackers who convince victims to install or update a package can use '..' segments to overwrite executables on the user's PATH, persisting after uninstall.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References#
- https://github.com/akamai/cli/pull/227
- https://github.com/akamai/cli/commit/03cf2e4d7db3680ee8230aa399697d74b0ec5244
- https://github.com/akamai/cli/releases/tag/v2.0.6
- https://github.com/akamai/cli/blob/cae602db7ed79a173763da03a31614e8b60275ca/pkg/commands/subcommands.go#L155
- https://github.com/akamai/cli/blob/cae602db7ed79a173763da03a31614e8b60275ca/pkg/packages/golang.go#L75-L78
- https://gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/39f1c49ff74099b675e2576171390003
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/akamai-cli-before-2.0.6-path-traversal-via-cli-json-command-names
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.