HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2023-49606
UNKNOWNCISA KEVIN THE WILD

CVE-2023-49606

Published: April 11, 2026

Official Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP Connection Headers parsing in Tinyproxy 1.11.1 and Tinyproxy 1.10.0. A specially crafted HTTP header can trigger reuse of previously freed memory, which leads to memory corruption and could lead to remote code execution. An attacker needs to make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-49606 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CISA has added CVE-2023-49606 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. U.S. federal agencies are required to patch this within the mandated timeframe, and all organizations should treat remediation as urgent.

Exploit & PoC Resources

ACTIVE EXPLOITATIONConfirmed exploitation in the wild
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2023-49606
Severity—
CISA KEVYES — Active Exploitation
ExploitIN THE WILD
PublishedApr 11, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2023-49606 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
  • !CISA KEV: Federal agencies must patch per BOD 22-01 timeline
  • !Active exploitation confirmed — treat as P1
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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