CVE-2025-49844
9.9
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 82.3% (pctl 100)
Patch early
EPSS 82.3% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Versions 8.2.1 and below allow an authenticated user to use a specially crafted Lua script to manipulate the garbage collector, trigger a use-after-free and potentially lead to remote code execution. The problem exists in all versions of Redis with Lua scripting. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2. To workaround this issue without patching the redis-server executable is to prevent users from executing Lua scripts. This can be done using ACL to restrict EVAL and EVALSHA commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 82.29% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-10-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lfprojects | valkey |
| redis | redis |
References
- https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/d5728cb5795c966c5b5b1e0f0ac576a7e69af539
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/8.2.2
- https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-4789-qfc9-5f9q
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/07/2
- https://github.com/lastvocher/redis-CVE-2025-49844
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