CVE-2026-50216
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Guardicore Platform Agent
Guardicore Platform AgentPublishedOct 14, 2026
First seenOct 14, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-191CWE-191
How to fix
Update
- Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent7.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent | v < 7.4 | 7.4 |
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