CVE-2025-46548: Apache Pekko Management, Apache Pekko Management, Apache Pekko Management, Akka Management, Akka Management, Akka Management: management API basic authentication is not effective

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.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

AM

Akka Management · Lightbend

before 1.6.1; before 1.6.1; before 1.6.1 · source: vendor, NVD

AP

Apache Pekko Management · Apache Software Foundation

1.0.0 before 1.1.1; 1.0.0 before 1.1.1; 1.0.0 before 1.1.1 · source: vendor

PM

Pekko Management · Apache

1.0.0 through 1.1.1 · source: NVD