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CVE-2022-0543
It was discovered, that redis, a persistent key-value database, due to a packaging issue, is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox…
Critical10.0Known exploitedEPSS 99.4%
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- debian
Description
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Debian-specific Redis Server Lua Sandbox Escape Vulnerability.
- Added
- 28 Mar 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 18 Apr 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 99.4% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
References (7)
- https://bugs.debian.org/1005787 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-security-announce] 20220218 [SECURITY] [DSA 5081-1] redis security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-5081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0543 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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