Medium severity · published Aug 29, 2025
CVE-2025-54142
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…
4.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AK
AkamaiGhost · Akamai
before 2025-07-21 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54142
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54142
community.akamai.com
https://community.akamai.com/customers/s/feed/0D5a700000W51m8CAB
www.akamai.com
https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/advisory-cve-2025-54142-http-request-smuggling-via-options-body
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