CVE-2021-41611

HIGH

Squid 5.0.6-5.1.x - Improper Certificate Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid 5.0.6 through 5.1.x before 5.2. When validating an origin server or peer certificate, Squid may incorrectly classify certain certificates as trusted. This problem allows a remote server to obtain security trust well improperly. This indication of trust may be passed along to clients, allowing access to unsafe or hijacked services.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0112
EPSS Percentile 78.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-295
Status published
Products (2)
fedoraproject/fedora 35
squid-cache/squid 5.0.6 - 5.2
Published Oct 18, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026