CVE-2025-54142 Other in AkamaiGhost
Attackers can exploit HTTP request smuggling in Akamai Ghost to bypass security controls or access sensitive data via persistent connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54142?
CVE-2025-54142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AkamaiGhost, published on 29 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-444
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54142?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq5q-38rc-vwrj.