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TI-2022-17854 Aliases CVE-2022-38150GHSA-jg6x-rh3w-6pp3

In Varnish Cache 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, and 7.1.0, it is possible to cause the Varnish…

Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

In Varnish Cache 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, and 7.1.0, it is possible to cause the Varnish Server to assert and automatically restart through forged HTTP/1 backend responses. An attack uses a crafted reason phrase of the backend response status line. This is fixed in 7.0.3 and 7.1.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01499 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableVarnish Cache Project
cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableVarnish Cache Project
cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableVarnish Cache Project
cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableVarnish Cache Project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*35VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*36VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Varnish Cache Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Varnish Cache Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Varnish Cache Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Varnish Cache Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38150
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg6x-rh3w-6pp3

References

Advisory 4

Sources

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