CVE-2023-22458
Authenticated users can issue a `HRANDFIELD` or `ZRANDMEMBER` command with specially crafted arguments to trigger a denial-of-service by crashing Redis with an assertion failure.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can issue a `HRANDFIELD` or `ZRANDMEMBER` command with specially crafted arguments to trigger a denial-of-service by crashing Redis with an assertion failure. This problem affects Redis versions 6.2 or newer up to but not including 6.2.9 as well as versions 7.0 up to but not including 7.0.8. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 71.98% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- redis/redis
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 72.0% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/16f408b1a0121cacd44cbf8aee275d69dc627f02Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/6.2.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.0.8Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-r8w2-2m53-gprjThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/16f408b1a0121cacd44cbf8aee275d69dc627f02Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/6.2.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.0.8Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-r8w2-2m53-gprjThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.