CVE-2026-50215

Use‑After‑Free Enables Local System Crash via Crafted IPv6 Packet in Guardicore Platform Agent

Published Oct 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A use-after-free exists in the Windows WFP packet-capture driver shipped with Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent (GPA) before 7.4. When an IPv6 proxy/redirect rule is active, a local attacker with Administrator privileges can send a single crafted outbound IPv6 packet via a raw IPV6_HDRINCL socket to trigger this at DISPATCH_LEVEL, resulting in an immediate system crash.

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First Time appeared Akamai
Akamai guardicore Platform Agent
Vendors & Products Akamai
Akamai guardicore Platform Agent
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Use‑After‑Free Enables Local System Crash via Crafted IPv6 Packet in Guardicore Platform Agent
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Title Use-After-Free in Windows WFP Packet-Capture Driver Causes Local System Crash
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Title Use-After-Free in Windows WFP Packet-Capture Driver Causes Local System Crash
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Weaknesses CWE-416
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Description A use-after-free exists in the Windows WFP packet-capture driver shipped with Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent (GPA) before 7.4. When an IPv6 proxy/redirect rule is active, a local attacker with Administrator privileges can send a single crafted outbound IPv6 packet via a raw IPV6_HDRINCL socket to trigger this at DISPATCH_LEVEL, resulting in an immediate system crash.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 17, 2026, 12:54 AM
Reserved
Jun 4, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 14, 2026, 5:16 AM
Modified
Oct 17, 2026, 2:17 AM