varnish-software Varnish Cache up to 8.0.0 incorrect behavior order: validate before canonicalize
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in varnish-software Varnish Cache up to 8.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect behavior order: validate before canonicalize. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-34475. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in varnish-software Varnish Cache up to 8.0.0. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect behavior order: validate before canonicalize vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-180. The product validates input before it is canonicalized, which prevents the product from detecting data that becomes invalid after the canonicalization step. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Varnish Cache before 8.0.1 and Varnish Enterprise before 6.0.16r12, in certain unchecked req.url scenarios, mishandle URLs with a path of / for HTTP/1.1, potentially leading to cache poisoning or authentication bypass.
It is possible to read the advisory at vinyl-cache.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-34475 since 03/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 304158 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-34475), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 6.0.17 LTS or 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (304158) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-16801). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Incorrect behavior order: validate before canonicalizeCWE: CWE-180 / CWE-179 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 304158
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-34475
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Varnish Cache 6.0.17 LTS/8.0.1
Timeline
03/27/2026 Advisory disclosed03/27/2026 CVE reserved
03/27/2026 VulDB entry created
03/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: vinyl-cache.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-34475 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34475
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354027
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Entry
Created: 03/27/2026 23:43Updated: 03/28/2026 23:31
Changes: 03/27/2026 23:43 (62), 03/28/2026 04:36 (1), 03/28/2026 23:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:4B0:103
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