CVE-2024-46981
HIGHEPSS 94th pctlDescription
Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An authenticated user may use a specially crafted Lua script to manipulate the garbage collector and potentially lead to remote code execution. The problem is fixed in 7.4.2, 7.2.7, and 6.2.17. An additional workaround to mitigate the problem 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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/6.2.17
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.2.7
- https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.4.2
- https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-39h2-x6c4-6w4c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00018.html
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-46981-detect-redis-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-46981-mitigate-redis-vulnerability
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-09-05.