CVE-2026-33526

Squid vulnerable to Denial of Service in ICP Request handling

Published Mar 26, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.2 Critical EPSS 9.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Prior to version 7.5, due to heap Use-After-Free, Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service when handling ICP traffic. This problem allows a remote attacker to perform a reliable and repeatable Denial of Service attack against the Squid service using ICP protocol. This attack is limited to Squid deployments that explicitly enable ICP support (i.e. configure non-zero `icp_port`). This problem _cannot_ be mitigated by denying ICP queries using `icp_access` rules. Version 7.5 contains a patch.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4697-1 squid security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6360-1 squid security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8157-1 Squid vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8941-1 Squid vulnerabilities
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Squid-cache
Squid-cache squid
Vendors & Products Squid-cache
Squid-cache squid
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Description Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Prior to version 7.5, due to heap Use-After-Free, Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service when handling ICP traffic. This problem allows a remote attacker to perform a reliable and repeatable Denial of Service attack against the Squid service using ICP protocol. This attack is limited to Squid deployments that explicitly enable ICP support (i.e. configure non-zero `icp_port`). This problem _cannot_ be mitigated by denying ICP queries using `icp_access` rules. Version 7.5 contains a patch.
Title Squid vulnerable to Denial of Service in ICP Request handling
Weaknesses CWE-416
CWE-826
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:06 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2026, 6:05 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 26, 2026, 1:16 AM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:20 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 26, 2026, 12:16 AM