CVE-2022-0543

10.0 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: February 18, 2022 Modified: November 10, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html
Source: security@debian.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/1005787
Source: security@debian.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00048.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5081
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/1005787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00048.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0543
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

13 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
10.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-04-18

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian redis canonical