Description
If you enable Basic Authentication in Pekko Management using the Java DSL, the authenticator may not be properly applied. Users that rely on authentication instead of making sure the Management API ports are only available to trusted users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.1.1, which fixes this issue. Akka was affected by the same issue and has released the fix in version 1.6.1.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch patch
https://github.com/apache/pekko-management/pull/418
Exploit, Issue Tracking related
https://github.com/akka/akka-management/pull/1385
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/tnd84hj9w0ggjcft6cp12q67d5jzhp66
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/7
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0173
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (8)
akka/akka_management
< 1.6.1
apache/pekko_management
1.0.0 - 1.1.1
com.lightbend.akka.management/akka-management_2.12
0 - 1.6.1Maven
com.lightbend.akka.management/akka-management_2.13
0 - 1.6.1Maven
com.lightbend.akka.management/akka-management_3
0 - 1.6.1Maven
org.apache.pekko/pekko-management_2.12
0 - 1.1.1Maven
org.apache.pekko/pekko-management_2.13
0 - 1.1.1Maven
org.apache.pekko/pekko-management_3
0 - 1.1.1Maven
Published
Jun 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026