CVE-2018-16115 is a critical vulnerability affecting Lightbend Akka 2.5.x before 2.5.16, stemming from a flawed random number generator (RNG) in Akka Remoting that could lead to message disclosure and modification. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to compromise communication with low attack complexity, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security professionals.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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