CVE-2025-46548 json
Apache Pekko Management, Apache Pekko Management, Apache Pekko Management, Akka Management, Akka Management, Akka Management: management API basic authentication is not effective
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-16746 , GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.12 1.1.1
- maven com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.13 1.6.1
- maven org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.13 1.1.1
- maven org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_3 1.1.1
- maven com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.12 1.6.1
- maven com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_3 1.6.1
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Pekko Management 1.1.1
- Lightbend Akka Management 1.6.1
- github.com/apache/pekko-management#418 pull request
Is CVE-2025-46548 in your dependencies? Fencer shows which of your repositories are affected as soon as an advisory lands, and opens the fix as a pull request.
Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/akka/akka-management/pull/1385 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.12 | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
| maven | com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.13 | <1.6.1 |
1.6.1 |
| maven | org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.13 | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
| maven | org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_3 | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
| maven | com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.12 | <1.6.1 |
1.6.1 |
| maven | com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_3 | <1.6.1 |
1.6.1 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Pekko Management
- Lightbend Akka Management
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
github.com
/apache/pekko-management/pull/418
patch, web, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/akka/akka-management/pull/1385
related, web, exploit, issue-tracking
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/tnd84hj9w0ggjcft6cp12q67d5jzhp66
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/7
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46548
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-46548
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8
- NVD CVE-2025-46548
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.