CVE-2026-89212: CWE-611 Improper restriction of XML external entity reference in Perforce Akana
A flaw resulting in XML external entity (XXE) was found in Akana API Platform in which references were improperly restricted during XML-to-JSON processing. The issue affects Akana versions 2026.1, 2025.1.1, and all versions before 2024.1.6 (including older unsupported versions of Akana) and has been fixed as a security patch in the latest release of supported versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-89212 in Perforce Akana API Platform is an XML external entity (XXE) flaw caused by improper restriction of external entity references during XML-to-JSON processing. This allows an attacker to potentially exploit XML parsing to access unauthorized data or cause denial of service. The issue affects Akana versions 2026.1, 2025.1.1, and all versions prior to 2024.1.6, including unsupported older versions. The vendor has released a security patch in the latest supported versions to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this XXE vulnerability could lead to high-impact consequences such as unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information or denial of service, as indicated by the CVSS 9.2 score with high vector components for confidentiality and system impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security patch addressing this vulnerability has been released in the latest supported versions of Perforce Akana. Users should upgrade to the latest version to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the vendor's patch. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in the latest release.
CVE-2026-89212: CWE-611 Improper restriction of XML external entity reference in Perforce Akana
Description
A flaw resulting in XML external entity (XXE) was found in Akana API Platform in which references were improperly restricted during XML-to-JSON processing. The issue affects Akana versions 2026.1, 2025.1.1, and all versions before 2024.1.6 (including older unsupported versions of Akana) and has been fixed as a security patch in the latest release of supported versions.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.2critical
Affected software
Perforce
Akana
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-89212 in Perforce Akana API Platform is an XML external entity (XXE) flaw caused by improper restriction of external entity references during XML-to-JSON processing. This allows an attacker to potentially exploit XML parsing to access unauthorized data or cause denial of service. The issue affects Akana versions 2026.1, 2025.1.1, and all versions prior to 2024.1.6, including unsupported older versions. The vendor has released a security patch in the latest supported versions to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this XXE vulnerability could lead to high-impact consequences such as unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information or denial of service, as indicated by the CVSS 9.2 score with high vector components for confidentiality and system impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security patch addressing this vulnerability has been released in the latest supported versions of Perforce Akana. Users should upgrade to the latest version to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the vendor's patch. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in the latest release.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Perforce
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-11T07:46:11.541Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa402e991cc7f38483739d4
Added to database: 09/11/2026, 13:32:25 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 13:46:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:23:26 UTC
Views: 11
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