What is CVE-2025-49493?

CVE-2025-49493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akamai Cloudtest, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2025-49493?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-49493 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Akamai Cloudtest

CVE-2025-49493

Akamai CloudTest before 60 2025.06.02 (12988) allows file inclusion via XML External Entity (XXE) injection.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.034 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Akamai Cloudtest — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49493?: CVE-2025-49493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akamai Cloudtest, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-49493?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49493 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.