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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-24736High confidence

A Malformed Lua script can crash Redis

redis · redis

Official source article: GitHub GHSA-3QPW-7686-5984 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

3.3LowCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Low technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityLowOperational priority:Low, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 1.50% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs redis redis and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: No default targetRemediation target: Normal maintenance

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Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Alpine, Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

7 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Alpine v3.23v3.23 · communityredisVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.6.2.7-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 11 Sep 2026
Alpine v3.22v3.22 · communityredisVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.6.2.7-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 11 Sep 2026
Alpine v3.21v3.21 · communityredisVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.6.2.7-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 19 Aug 2026
Debian trixietrixie · sourceredisVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5:7.0.1-4Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceredisVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5:7.0.1-4Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceredisVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5:7.0.1-4Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceredisVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5:7.0.1-4Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-29583

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Low technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Prior to versions 6.2.7 and 7.0.0, an attacker attempting to load a specially crafted Lua script can cause NULL pointer dereference which will result with a crash of the redis-server process. The problem is fixed in Redis versions 7.0.0 and 6.2.7. An additional workaround to mitigate this problem without patching the redis-server executable, if Lua scripting is not being used, is to block access to `SCRIPT LOAD` and `EVAL` commands using ACL rules.

What

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Prior to versions 6.2.7 and 7.0.0, an attacker attempting to load a specially crafted Lua script can cause NULL pointer dereference which will result with a crash of the redis-server process. The problem is fixed in Redis versions 7.0.0 and 6.2.7. An additional workaround to mitigate this problem without patching the redis-server executable, if Lua scripting is not being used, is to block access to `SCRIPT LOAD` and `EVAL` commands using ACL rules.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Prior to versions 6.2.7 and 7.0.0, an attacker attempting to load a specially crafted Lua script can cause NULL pointer dereference which will result with a crash of the redis-server process. The problem is fixed in Redis versions 7.0.0 and 6.2.7. An additional workaround to mitigate this problem without patching the redis-server executable, if Lua scripting is not being used, is to block access to `SCRIPT LOAD` and `EVAL` commands using ACL rules.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476 ↗

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of serviceCWE-476Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2022-0070Redis: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Redis ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20220504Security Bulletin 04 May 2022

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 04 May 2022, published on 4 May 2022. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0923Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ERecord?id=CVE-2021-28169 Référence CVE CVE-2021-34428 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34428 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3803 Référence CVE CVE-2021-40690 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40690 Référence CVE CVE-2021-43138 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43138 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44906 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44906 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0144 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0144 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0235 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0235 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24735 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24736 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24736 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24834 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24834 Référence CVE CVE-2022-25883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25883 Référence CVE CVE-2022-29622 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29622 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3517 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3517 Référence CVE CVE-2022-36943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36943 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38900 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38900 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43383 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43383 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46175 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0427Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

pport/pages/node/6999331 Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6999341 du 30 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999341 Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6999343 du 30 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999343 Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6999619 du 31 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999619 Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6999681 du 31 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999681 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20801 Référence CVE CVE-2020-10735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10735 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29489 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29489 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24736 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24736 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-25881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-25901 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25901 Référence CVE CVE-2022-31676 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31676 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32221 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32221 Référence CVE CVE-2022-35977 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35977 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3602 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3602 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3786 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-010098Redis におけるコードインジェクションの脆弱性

Redis には、コードインジェクションの脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-010096Redis における NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性

Redis には、NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
redis: < 6.2.7, < 7.0.0
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 27 Apr 2022 · Last source change 22 Apr 2025, 18:02 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-29583
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-24736 · cve.blacktree.nl