CVE-2026-50216An integer underflow exists in the DNS proxy component of the macOS NetworkExtension system extension shipped with Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent (GPA) for macOS, whereby if a UDP datagram shorter…
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An integer underflow exists in the DNS proxy component of the macOS NetworkExtension system extension shipped with Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent (GPA) for macOS, whereby if a UDP datagram shorter than 96 bytes that begins with a specific value is received, a subsequent size computation underflows to a near-SIZE_MAX value, causing an allocation failure and uncaught Objective-C exception that aborts the root system extension.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-191
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent akamai:guardicore_platform_agent (from the name) | before 7.4 | CNA record |
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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