CVE-2025-54142

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.0
Exploit probability—
ProductAkamaiGhost
PublishedAug 29, 2025
First seenAug 29, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-444CWE-444

How to fix

Update
  • Akamai AkamaiGhost2025-07-21 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Akamai AkamaiGhostv < 2025-07-212025-07-21

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