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CVE-2025-62168

SQUID-2025:2 Information Disclosure in Error handling

Severity
High 7.5
Published
17 Oct 2025
Last changed
19 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
7.2
Also known as
GHSA-c8cc-phh7-xmxr
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In Squid versions prior to 7.2, a failure to redact HTTP authentication credentials in error handling allows information disclosure. The vulnerability allows a script to bypass browser security protections and learn the credentials a trusted client uses to authenticate. This potentially allows a remote client to identify security tokens or credentials used…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SquidServers and applications · cpe:a:squid-cache:squid
  • Every version before 7.2
SquidServers and applications · github:squid-cache/squid
  • Every version before 7.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62168
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62168
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8cc-phh7-xmxr
  • github.com https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-c8cc-phh7-xmxr