# CVE-2026-46449: Command injection in Guardicore Platform Agent

> Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by injecting shell commands via malicious network interface names in the Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fg3c-hmr6-8f64

## What is CVE-2026-46449?

CVE-2026-46449 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent, published on 14 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent (GPA) before 7.4 for macOS is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability within the wapptunneld component. The vulnerability is caused by a lack of input validation when the service uses network interface names to execute system utilities, resulting in command injection. An unprivileged local user with permissions to modify network interface names can exploit this by renaming a network interface to include a malicious shell payload via System Settings. When the "Log out from your IdP" action is subsequently triggered, the wapptunneld service processes the poisoned interface name, leading to the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46449?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-46449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-46449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-46449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46449 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent, published on 14 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46449/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46449

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46449/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.