Akka.NET is a .NET port of the Akka project from the Scala / Java community. In all versions of Akka.Remote from v1.2.0 to v1.5.51, TLS could be enabled via our akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp transport and this would correctly enforce private key validation on the server-side of inbound connections. Akka.Remote, however, never asked the outbound-connecting client to present ITS certificate - therefore it's possible for untrusted parties to connect to a private key'd Akka.NET cluster and begin communicating with it without any certificate. The issue here is that for certificate-based authentication to work properly, ensuring that all members of the Akka.Remote network are secured with the same private key, Akka.Remote needed to implement mutual TLS. This was not the case before Akka.NET v1.5.52. Those who run Akka.NET inside a private network that they fully control or who were never using TLS in the first place are now affected by the bug. However, those who use TLS to secure their networks must upgrade to Akka.NET V1.5.52 or later. One patch forces "fail fast" semantics if TLS is enabled but the private key is missing or invalid. Previous versions would only check that once connection attempts occurred. The second patch, a critical fix, enforces mutual TLS (mTLS) by default, so both parties must be keyed using the same certificate. As a workaround, avoid exposing the application publicly to avoid the vulnerability having a practical impact on one's application. However, upgrading to version 1.5.52 is still recommended by the maintainers.
CVE-2025-61778
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 78% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.3
- EG Score
- 9.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 29.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 6, 2025
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (5)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://getakka.net/articles/remoting/security.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/pull/7847
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/pull/7851
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.52
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/security/advisories/GHSA-jhpv-4q4f-43g5
Affected Packages
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NuGet(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akka.Cluster | 1.2.0 ... 1.5.9 (153 versions) | 1.5.52 | — |
| Akka.Remote | 1.2.0 ... 1.5.9 (153 versions) | 1.5.52 | — |
Weakness Classification(3)
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