Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. A vulnerability involving out-of-bounds read and integer overflow to buffer overflow exists starting with version 2.2 and prior to versions 5.0.13, 6.0.15, and 6.2.5. On 32-bit systems, Redis `*BIT*` command are vulnerable to integer overflow that can potentially be exploited to corrupt the heap, leak arbitrary heap contents or trigger remote code execution. The vulnerability involves changing the default `proto-max-bulk-len` configuration parameter to a very large value and constructing specially crafted commands bit commands. This problem only affects Redis on 32-bit platforms, or compiled as a 32-bit binary. Redis versions 5.0.`3m 6.0.15, and 6.2.5 contain patches for this issue. An additional workaround to mitigate the problem without patching the `redis-server` executable is to prevent users from modifying the `proto-max-bulk-len` configuration parameter. This can be done using ACL to restrict unprivileged users from using the CONFIG SET command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-32761 is rated High Risk (69.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.05%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +30.85% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.20% | 31.05% | +30.85% |
| 2 | 2026-04-17 | 0.48% | 0.20% | -0.29% |
| 3 | 2026-03-21 | — | 0.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (31 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.6 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.6 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
6.8 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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high | CVE-2021-32761: 1 source package rows (redis); 30 state rows across 10 repos (3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 10, open 20. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-32761 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2021-32761 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (redis), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-32761 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2021-32761: 1 GLSA(s) (202209-17), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/redis); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2021-32761 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-32761 |
suse
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high | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-32761/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2021-32761 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (redis), 11 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, released 5, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32761 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redislabs | redis | >= 2.2.0, < 5.0.13 | cpe:2.3:a:redislabs:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redislabs | redis | >= 6.0, < 6.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:redislabs:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redislabs | redis | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:redislabs:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 33 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 34 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-8wxq-j7rp-g8wj | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00017.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00026.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6O7AUOROBYGP5IMGJPC5HZ3R2RB6GZ5X/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VGX7RRAWGXWXEAKJTQYSDSBO2BC3SAHD/ | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-17 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0004/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5001 | Third Party Advisory |