CVE-2025-54142
Medium · CVSS 4.0 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.27%, 18th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
Description
Akamai Ghost before 2025-07-21 allows HTTP Request Smuggling via an OPTIONS request that has an entity body, because there can be a subsequent request within the persistent connection between an Akamai proxy server and an origin server, if the origin server violates certain Internet standards.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N · CWE-444
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Akamai: AkamaiGhost
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- community.akamai.com/customers/s/feed/0D5a700000W51m8CAB (opens in new tab)
- www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/advisory-cve-2025-54142-http-request-smuggling… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)