CVE-2026-61642

HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). No GitHub Security Advisory CVSS is on record for this CVE.

Triggered by: Headline CVSS from a secondary CVSS source
Sources: a secondary CVSS source
7.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.7Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. From 3.3.0.1 to before 7.6, due to an improper enforcement of behavioral workflow bug, Squid is vulnerable to a Request Smuggling attack against HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding. HTTP header parsing (src/HttpHeader.cc) accepted the bare Transfer-Encoding: identity form, which the HTTP specification prohibits because any transfer coding must be wrapped within chunked encoding. This problem allows a trusted client to perform an HTTP Request Smuggling attack when HTTP/1.1 is used, bypassing security mechanisms that may be in place between attacker and Squid. When there is an HTTP cache operating prior to the affected Squid, this Request Smuggling attack also allows the attacker to poison that web cache and store arbitrary malicious content at any URL for delivery to other clients' future requests. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.

CVSS v3
7.7
EG Score
7.7HIGHlow confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity77% × 45%
The EG Score, 7.7 of 10.
Exploitation0% × 40%
No KEV listing, EG-KEV tier or EPSS when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at every mission impact level.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
—
EPSS %ILE
—
KEV
Not listed

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at every mission impact level.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)60 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Oct 13, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_commit, github_release, github.
GitHub release Patch Available

v7.6

Patch available: squid-cache/squid SQUID_7_6

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases/tag/SQUID_7_6
GitHub commit

commit d808a7c825a7 (squid-cache/squid)

Fix landed in squid-cache/squid commit d808a7c825a7 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/d808a7c825a70275113790471135c9c4d547ee51
GitHub commit

commit d06f48de8b8c (squid-cache/squid)

Fix landed in squid-cache/squid commit d06f48de8b8c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/d06f48de8b8cc9a378cb91ecfe8e89b6e81696d2
GitHub pull request

HTTP/1.1: Transfer-Encoding:identity is prohibited (#2427)

Fix merged in squid-cache/squid PR #2431 on 2026-06-02 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/2431
GitHub pull request

HTTP/1.1: Transfer-Encoding:identity is prohibited

Upstream fix in progress (PR #2427 · squid-cache/squid, state=closed)

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/2427
GitHub advisoryMentions a patch (unverified)

SQUID-2026:6 Request Smuggling in HTTP Transfer-Encoding · Advisory · squid-cache/squid · GitHub

https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-537g-4gfh-w7m6

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-13 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-13 18:00 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-10-13 17:27 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-13 16:39 UTCEG score recomputeFirst assessed: 7.7 HIGH
  5. 2026-10-13 16:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-61642?
CVE-2026-61642 is a high-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on October 13, 2026. Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. From 3.3.0.1 to before 7.6, due to an improper enforcement of behavioral workflow bug, Squid is vulnerable to a Request Smuggling attack against HTTP/1.1 Transfer-Encoding. HTTP header parsing (src/HttpHeader.cc) accepted the bare Transfer-Encoding: identity…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-61642 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-61642 was published on October 13, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 13, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61642?
CVE-2026-61642 has a CVSS base score of 7.7 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61642?
A fix for CVE-2026-61642 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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