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 escape, which could result in remote code execution.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28. Federal remediation due 2022-04-18.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 99.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 10.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-02-18 19:25Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:15Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-02-08
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 10.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- eca588849a0371cc1ad1346053d5a44c9980b9c1420cc6093c831c9aa58e8810
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/1005787
- www.ubercomp.comhttps://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce
- lists.debian.org[debian-security-announce] 20220218 [SECURITY] [DSA 5081-1] redis security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00048.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-5081https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5081
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0543
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- redis Fixed in 5:6.0.16-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- redis Fixed in 5:6.0.16-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- redis Fixed in 5:6.0.16-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- redis Fixed in 5:5.0.7-2ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.