CVE-2026-82518

EUVD-2026-121325
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.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/39f1c49ff74099b675e2576171390003
https://github.com/akamai/cli/blob/cae602db7ed79a173763da03a31614e8b60275ca/pkg/commands/subcommands.go#L155
https://github.com/akamai/cli/blob/cae602db7ed79a173763da03a31614e8b60275ca/pkg/packages/golang.go#L75-L78
https://github.com/akamai/cli/commit/03cf2e4d7db3680ee8230aa399697d74b0ec5244
https://github.com/akamai/cli/pull/227
https://github.com/akamai/cli/releases/tag/v2.0.6
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/akamai-cli-before-2.0.6-path-traversal-via-cli-json-command-names