CVE-2025-54142

MEDIUM

Akamai Ghost <2025-07-21 - HTTP Request Smuggling

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

[Various Sources] https://community.akamai.com/customers/s/feed/0D5a700000W51m8CAB

[Various Sources] https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/advisory-cve-2025-54142-http-request-smuggling-via-options-body

Scores

CVSS v3 4.0

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 8.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-444

Status published

Products (1)

Akamai/AkamaiGhost < 2025-07-21

Published Aug 29, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026