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CVE-2025-54568

Published: Jul 25, 2025Updated: Jul 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-684
NVD MITRE
3.7CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Akamai Rate Control alpha before 2025 allows attackers to send requests above the stipulated thresholds because the rate is measured separately for each edge node.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-684

Affected Products

Rate ControlAkamai
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway
akamaicommercialCloud & SaaSaka akamai

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://techdocs.akamai.com/app-api-protector/docs/improved-rate-accounting
techdocs.akamai.com
https://github.com/geo-chen/Akamai/blob/main/Edge%20Hopping.md
github.com

Timeline

Published
Jul 25, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 25, 2025

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