Akamai CLI up to 2.0.5 cli.json path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Akamai CLI up to 2.0.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the file cli.json. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-82518. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Akamai CLI up to 2.0.5. This affects an unknown code of the file cli.json. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-82518 since 08/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:cli.json it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Akamai

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• CLI

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• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5

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• Product: https://github.com/akamai/cli/

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