CVE-2026-23524

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: January 21, 2026 Modified: March 06, 2026
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Description

Laravel Reverb provides a real-time WebSocket communication backend for Laravel applications. In versions 1.6.3 and below, Reverb passes data from the Redis channel directly into PHP’s unserialize() function without restricting which classes can be instantiated, which leaves users vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. The exploitability of this vulnerability is increased because Redis servers are commonly deployed without authentication, but only affects Laravel Reverb when horizontal scaling is enabled (REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED=true). This issue has been fixed in version 1.7.0. As a workaround, require a strong password for Redis access and ensure the service is only accessible via a private network or local loopback, and/or set REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED=false to bypass the vulnerable logic entirely (if the environment uses only one Reverb node).

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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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Technical Description
https://github.com/laravel/reverb/releases/tag/v1.7.0
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/laravel/reverb/security/advisories/GHSA-m27r-m6rx-mhm4
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/reverb#scaling
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Technical Description

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

laravel