CVE-2026-85978

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-09. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
57%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Perforce Support Portal

https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003CcxRIAS/unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-in-akana-policy-manager-console

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85978(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 53× in last 7d / 88× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-18 16:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-18 12:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-17 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-17 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-17 10:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-17 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-17 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-16 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 18:12 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-16 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-16 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 08:54 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-16 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-16 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-15 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-15 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-15 15:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-15 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-15 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-15 03:29 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-15 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-14 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-14 15:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-14 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-14 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-13 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-13 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 03:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-12 15:18 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-12 15:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-12 11:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-12 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-12 03:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-11 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-11 15:16 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-11 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-11 11:15 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-11 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-11 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-11 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-10 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-10 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-10 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-10 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-10 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-10 03:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-09 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-09 16:08 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-09 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-09 15:29 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-09 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-09 14:20 UTCEG score recompute▼ 0.20
  53. 2026-09-09 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-09 14:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8
  55. 2026-09-09 13:35 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-09 13:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-09 13:26 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 10
  58. 2026-09-09 13:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8
  59. 2026-09-09 12:50 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-09-09 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-09 11:25 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-09 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-09 10:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85978?
CVE-2026-85978 is a critical vulnerability published on September 9, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-85978 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85978 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85978 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85978 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 42.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85978?
CVE-2026-85978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85978?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85978, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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