CVE-2026-50218 Code injection in Guardicore Platform Agent
Attackers can inject arbitrary parameters via spoofed JWT tokens to reconfigure and compromise the Guardicore Platform Agent client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-50218?
CVE-2026-50218 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent, published on 14 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Akamai GPA (Guardicore Platform Agent) client on all platforms before 7.4 improperly validates JWT tokens used for seeding. By convincing a user to interact with a malicious link, an attacker can use a spoofed JWT token to inject arbitrary parameters into the client software, resulting in unauthorized reconfiguration and full compromise of the application's functionality. This attack can also be targeted against an already seeded client if the attacker knows the URL of the IDP that the client used for enrollment.
Weakness: CWE-99
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50218?
How do I fix CVE-2026-50218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-50218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpj7-7jv5-rp9j.