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

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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.

Published: 2025-06-03 Last update: 2025-07-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-46548 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.73%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-46548

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-46548

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-30 0.77% 1.73% +0.96%
2 2026-02-17 0.69% 0.77% +0.08%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-46548

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-46548

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-46548

GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Pekko Management may not properly apply authenticator when Basic Authentication is enabled

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-46548

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache pekko_management >= 1.0.0, <= 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:pekko_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
akka akka_management < 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:akka:akka_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-46548

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