CVE-2025-54574

CRITICALNVD 9.39.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 9.3%, top 7% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
9.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 23%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In versions 6.3 and below, Squid is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow and possible remote code execution attack when processing URN due to incorrect buffer management. This has been fixed in version 6.4. To work around this issue, disable URN access permissions.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(medium)
EPSS
97.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 1, 2025

Last Modified

November 5, 2025

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4312-1] squid security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00027.html
generic Patch Available

oss-security - [CVE-2025-54574] SQUID-2025:1 Buffer Overflow in URN Handling

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/05/5
github Patch Available

SQUID-2025:1 Buffer Overflow in URN Handling · Advisory · squid-cache/squid · GitHub

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-w4gv-vw3f-29g3
github_release Patch Available

v6.4

Patch available: squid-cache/squid SQUID_6_4

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases/tag/SQUID_6_4
github_commit

commit a27bf4b84da2 (squid-cache/squid)

Fix landed in squid-cache/squid commit a27bf4b84da2 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/a27bf4b84da23594150c7a86a23435df0b35b988

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-54574(6)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatsquid-7:3.5.20-17.el7_9.142025-08-25redhat
redhatsquid-7:5.2-1.el9_0.42024-03-05redhat
redhatsquid:4-8040020240122165847.522a0ee42024-02-12redhat
redhatsquid:4-8060020231222131040.ad008a3a2024-02-12redhat
redhatsquid:4-8020020240122164331.4cda2c842024-02-12redhat
redhatsquid:4-8080020231222130009.63b345852024-01-24redhat
redhatsquid-7:5.5-5.el9_2.32024-01-08redhat
redhatsquid:4-8090020231130092412.a75119d52023-12-06redhat
redhatsquid-7:5.5-6.el9_3.22023-11-22redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(3)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-54574?
CVE-2025-54574 is a critical vulnerability published on August 1, 2025. Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In versions 6.3 and below, Squid is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow and possible remote code execution attack when processing URN due to incorrect buffer management. This has been fixed in version 6.4. To work around this issue, disable URN access…
When was CVE-2025-54574 disclosed?
CVE-2025-54574 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 1, 2025, with the most recent update on November 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-54574 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-54574 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-54574?
CVE-2025-54574 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-54574?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-54574, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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