Redis on Windows dbghelp.dll uncontrolled search path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in a port or fork of Redis. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library C:/Program Files/Redis/dbghelp.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212416. NOTE: The official Redis release is not affected. This issue might affect an unofficial fork or port on Windows only.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | Redis | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Redis Vendorunspecified Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3734
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x76-2j9h-q9r9
- 2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Redis vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00463 Missing authorization in Debian redis KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-31759 Redis Lua Use-After-Free may lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-18618 Heap overflow in COMMAND GETKEYS and ACL evaluation in Redis CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-20813 Lua library commands may lead to stack overflow and RCE in Redis CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-08647 Heap overflow issue with the Lua cjson library used by Redis CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-08549 Lua scripts can be manipulated to overcome ACL rules in Redis CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-3734 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3734 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x76-2j9h-q9r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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