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TI-2023-12970 Aliases CVE-2023-28425

Specially crafted MSETNX command can lead to denial-of-service

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution, Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77 and CWE-617.

Summary

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Starting in version 7.0.8 and prior to version 7.0.10, authenticated users can use the MSETNX command to trigger a runtime assertion and termination of the Redis server process. The problem is fixed in Redis version 7.0.10.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.58526 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed redis (redis): 7.0.10

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Redisredis7.0.8 to before 7.0.107.0.10Patch availableCNA
  • redis VendorRedis Affected 7.0.8 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.8 to before 7.0.10VulnerableRedis
  • cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.8 to before 7.0.10 Vulnerable ·Redis

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA redis (redis) Fixed in 7.0.10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 10 products
  • Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
  • Red Hat Quay 3
  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28425
  2. 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 99th percentile and above

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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