Varnish Cache before 8.0.1 and Varnish Enterprise before 6.0.16r12, in certain unchecked…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-180Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Varnish Cache before 8.0.1 and Varnish Enterprise before 6.0.16r12, in certain unchecked req.url scenarios, mishandle URLs with a path of / for HTTP/1.1, potentially leading to cache poisoning or authentication bypass.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Varnish Cache (varnish-software): 6.0.17 LTS, 8.0.1Red Hat: 3 without a fix
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| varnish-software | Varnish Cache | before 6.0.17 LTS; 7.0.0 to before 8.0.1 | 6.0.17 LTS, 8.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Varnish Cache Vendorvarnish-software Affected before 6.0.17 LTS; 7.0.0 to before 8.0.1 Fixed in 6.0.17 LTS, 8.0.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0.15 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r1 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r10 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r11:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r11 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r2 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r3 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r4 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r5 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r6 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r7 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.15 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r1 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r10 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r11 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r2 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r3 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r4 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r5 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r6 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r7 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
Show 3 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r8 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.16 r9 | Vulnerable | varnish-software |
| cpe:2.3:a:vinyl-cache:vinyl_cache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.0.1 | Vulnerable | Vinyl-Cache |
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r8 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:varnish-software:varnish_enterprise:6.0.16:r9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 r9 Vulnerable ·varnish-software
- cpe:2.3:a:vinyl-cache:vinyl_cache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Vinyl-Cache
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Varnish Cache (varnish-software) Fixed in 6.0.17 LTS, 8.0.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34475
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9gq-cmcj-p62x
References
More varnish-software Varnish Enterprise vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21726 libvmod-digest before 1.0.3, as used in Varnish Enterprise 6.0.x before 6.0.11r5, has an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-21653 Out-of-bounds read in varnish-software Varnish Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-29163 Resource allocation without limits in varnish-software Varnish Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-29162 Varnish Cache 9 before 9.0.1 and Varnish Enterprise before 6.0.16r11 allows a "workspace… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-21652 Varnish Cache before 7.6.2 and Varnish Enterprise before 6.0.13r10 allow client-side desync via HTTP/1 requests. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-34475 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34475 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9gq-cmcj-p62x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-34475 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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