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TI-2025-33985 Aliases CVE-2025-54142GHSA-cq5q-38rc-vwrj

Akamai Ghost before 2025-07-21 allows HTTP Request Smuggling via an OPTIONS request that…

Priority LOW 18CWE-444Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00266 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AkamaiGhost (Akamai): 2025-07-21

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AkamaiAkamaiGhostbefore 2025-07-212025-07-21Patch availableCNA
  • AkamaiGhost VendorAkamai Affected before 2025-07-21 Fixed in 2025-07-21 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA AkamaiGhost (Akamai) Fixed in 2025-07-21

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54142
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq5q-38rc-vwrj

References

Other 2

  • TI-2025-31529 Akamai CloudTest before 60 2025.06.02 (12988) allows file inclusion via XML External Entity (XXE) injection. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2008-01698 CRLF injection vulnerability in Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control before 2.2.3.6… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2019-08229 Akamai CloudTest before 58.30 allows remote code execution. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-13582 Enterprise Access Client Auto-Updater allows for Remote Code Execution prior to version 2.0.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08233 Akamai NetSession 1.9.3.1 is vulnerable to DLL Hijacking: it tries to load CSUNSAPI.dll… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-73755 Guardicore Platform Agent JWT flaw enables resource injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
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Sources

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