TI-2020-14353 Aliases CVE-2020-22570 GHSA-fq43-fxrw-vjrh

Memcached 1.6.0 before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon…

HIGH 72CWE-77Published 2023-08-22 · Updated 2024-10-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

Memcached 1.6.0 before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted meta command.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01337 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached::::::::	1.6.0 to before 1.6.3	Vulnerable	Memcached

cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 to before 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Memcached

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-22570
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq43-fxrw-vjrh

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/636

TI-2018-15768 Memcached version 1.5.5 contains an Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-07164 Integer overflow in Memcached CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2016-07162 Integer overflow in Memcached CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-07163 Integer overflow in Memcached CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-15418 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in authfile.c memcached 1.6.9 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2020-08812 Memcached 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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