Squid proxy server 2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a mkdir-only FTP PUT request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0843 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 24.18% | 2.85% | -21.34% |
| 2 | 2025-10-03 | 24.97% | 24.18% | -0.79% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 24.97% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0843 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | squid_web_proxy | <= 2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:squid:squid_web_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |