CVE-2025-54568

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-684

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.

Affected products

Akamai Rate Control: from alpha before 2025 — fixed in 2025

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Akamai Rate Control 2025. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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