7.5

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45059: varnish Ubuntu

Published
Published 09-11-2022Last modified 04-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45059 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in varnish Ubuntu.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2022-45059

Timeline

  1. 09-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Varnish Cache 7.x before 7.1.2 and 7.2.x before 7.2.1. A request smuggling attack can be performed on Varnish Cache servers by requesting that certain headers are made hop-by-hop, preventing the Varnish Cache servers from forwarding critical headers to the backend.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • varnishAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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