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CVE-2025-46548

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-46548 describes a vulnerability in Pekko Management and Akka Management where enabling Basic Authentication via the Java DSL may not properly apply the authenticator. This flaw affects akka_management and pekko_management across both Akka and Apache implementations. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass intended access controls, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure or modification (C:L/I:L/A:N) with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:pekko_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:akka:akka_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0066 is in the 30th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.12Fixed in: 1.1.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.13Fixed in: 1.6.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.13Fixed in: 1.1.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_3Fixed in: 1.1.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.12Fixed in: 1.6.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_3Fixed in: 1.6.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8medium

Pekko Management may not properly apply authenticator when Basic Authentication is enabled

Jun 3, 2025

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / akka/akka-management/pull/1385
ExploitIssue Tracking
github.com / apache/pekko-management/pull/418
Issue TrackingPatch
lists.apache.org / thread/tnd84hj9w0ggjcft6cp12q67d5jzhp66
Mailing ListVendor Advisory