Perforce Akana prior 2024.1.6/2025.1.2/2026.2 Policy Manager Console privileges management

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9.5$0-$5k1.87+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Perforce Akana. It has been declared as very critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Policy Manager Console. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-85978. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Perforce Akana. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Policy Manager Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at portal.perforce.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-85978 since 09/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2024.1.6, 2025.1.2 or 2026.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Akana 2024.1.6/2025.1.2/2026.2

Timelineinfo

09/04/2026 CVE reserved
09/09/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.perforce.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-85978 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-85978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401652

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 12:49
Changes: 09/09/2026 12:49 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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