CVE-2022-0543It was discovered, that redis, a persistent key-value database, due to a packaging issue, is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox…
- 10.0CriticalCVSS base score
- 99.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 28 Mar 2022
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Debian-specific Redis Server Lua Sandbox Escape Vulnerability.
- Added
- 28 Mar 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 18 Apr 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 28 Mar 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and a Nuclei template for it. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- Redis Lua Sandbox Escape (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/redis/redis_debian_sandbox_escapeRank excellentdisclosed 18 Feb 2022
Nuclei templates1 template
- Redis Sandbox Escape - Remote Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
network/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0543.yamlSeverity critical
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
- 10 days later
· 10 days later
Published
- 38 days later
· 38 days later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 99.4% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 10.0.
Affected products
References
References7
- https://bugs.debian.org/1005787 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-security-announce] 20220218 [SECURITY] [DSA 5081-1] redis security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-5081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0543 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-15665 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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