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CVE-2023-49286

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 EPSS 10.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-12-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 10.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2023-49286
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.6
EPSS
10.35%

Original NVD Description

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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