In Akka through 2.10.6, akka-cluster-metrics uses Java serialization for cluster metrics.
Priority LOW 26CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
In Akka through 2.10.6, akka-cluster-metrics uses Java serialization for cluster metrics.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00229 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akka | Akka | up to 2.10.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.typesafe.akka:akka-cluster-metrics_3 (Maven) | up to 2.10.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-358m-fq53-hp87 |
| — | com.typesafe.akka:akka-cluster-metrics_2.13 (Maven) | up to 2.10.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-358m-fq53-hp87 |
- Akka VendorAkka Affected up to 2.10.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.typesafe.akka:akka-cluster-metrics_3 (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.10.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-358m-fq53-hp87
- com.typesafe.akka:akka-cluster-metrics_2.13 (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.10.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-358m-fq53-hp87
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53393
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-358m-fq53-hp87
References
More Akka vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-18910 Akka HTTP 10.1.x before 10.1.15 and 10.2.x before 10.2.7 can encounter stack exhaustion… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-14380 Akka versions <=2.4.16 and 2.5-M1 are vulnerable to a java deserialization attack in its… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-14455 Akka HTTP versions <= 10.0.5 Illegal Media Range in Accept Header Causes StackOverflowError Leading to Denial of Service CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-29266 Improper authentication in Apache Pekko Management CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-53393 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53393 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-358m-fq53-hp87 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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