CVE-2025-62168

Squid vulnerable to information disclosure via authentication credential leakage in error handling

Published Oct 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS 61.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In Squid versions prior to 7.2, a failure to redact HTTP authentication credentials in error handling allows information disclosure. The vulnerability allows a script to bypass browser security protections and learn the credentials a trusted client uses to authenticate. This potentially allows a remote client to identify security tokens or credentials used internally by a web application using Squid for backend load balancing. These attacks do not require Squid to be configured with HTTP authentication. The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.2. As a workaround, disable debug information in administrator mailto links generated by Squid by configuring squid.conf with email_err_data off.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4369-1 squid security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6047-1 squid security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7845-1 Squid vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Squid-cache
Squid-cache squid
Vendors & Products Squid-cache
Squid-cache squid
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In Squid versions prior to 7.2, a failure to redact HTTP authentication credentials in error handling allows information disclosure. The vulnerability allows a script to bypass browser security protections and learn the credentials a trusted client uses to authenticate. This potentially allows a remote client to identify security tokens or credentials used internally by a web application using Squid for backend load balancing. These attacks do not require Squid to be configured with HTTP authentication. The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.2. As a workaround, disable debug information in administrator mailto links generated by Squid by configuring squid.conf with email_err_data off.
Title Squid vulnerable to information disclosure via authentication credential leakage in error handling
Weaknesses CWE-209
CWE-550
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 4:57 PM
Reserved
Oct 7, 2025, 4:12 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 17, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 4:10 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Oct 17, 2025, 4:21 PM