Missing authorization in Debian redis
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
It was discovered, that redis, a persistent key-value database, due to a packaging issue, is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox escape, which could result in remote code execution.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-28CISA due date 2022-04-18
EPSS 0.99351 99th 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
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | redis | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- redis VendorDebian Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Redis |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 20.04 | Running on | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 21.10 | Running on | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Running on | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Running on | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Running on | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Redis
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Running on ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 21.10 Running on ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Running on ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Running on ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-03-28 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0543
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wpj-h5jq-88p9
References
More Debian vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-19388 telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root"… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31204 Deserialization of untrusted data in Roundcube Webmail KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-23504 Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-18529 Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2022-0543 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0543 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wpj-h5jq-88p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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