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.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Akamaighost Subscribe
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Akamai CLI before 2.0.6 Path Traversal via cli.json Command Names
First Time appeared Akamai
Akamai akamaighost
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:akamai:akamaighost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Akamai
Akamai akamaighost
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-10T16:32:17.733Z

Reserved: 2026-08-29T17:20:57.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-82518

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T17:17:48.770

Modified: 2026-11-10T17:17:48.770

Link: CVE-2026-82518

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses