CVE-2023-36824 | Heap overflow in COMMAND GETKEYS and ACL evaluation in Redis

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. In Redit 7.0 prior to 7.0.12, extracting key names from a command and a list of arguments may, in some cases, trigger a heap overflow and result in reading random heap memory, heap corruption and potentially remote code execution. Several scenarios that may lead to authenticated users executing a specially crafted `COMMAND GETKEYS` or `COMMAND GETKEYSANDFLAGS`and authenticated users who were set with ACL rules that match key names, executing a specially crafted command that refers to a variadic list of key names. The vulnerability is patched in Redis 7.0.12.

Published: 2023-07-11 Last update: 2025-04-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-36824 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 89.00%, 100th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36824

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 2026-05-07 88.50% 89.00% +0.50%
2 2026-03-13 90.84% 88.50% -2.34%
3 2025-11-21 — 90.84% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-36824

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.4 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-36824

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-36824

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2023-36824: 1 source package rows (redis); 29 state rows across 8 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 8, open 21. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-36824
debian unimportant CVE-2023-36824 unimportant 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-2023-36824
gentoo normal CVE-2023-36824: 1 GLSA(s) (202408-05), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/redis); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-36824
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-36824
suse high CVE-2023-36824 severity important: SUSE including 3 source package names (redis, redis-7.0.12-1.1, redis7-7.0.8-150500.3.3.1), 18 product×package rows across 17 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, … (17 product lines)): Known Not Affected 15, Fixed 3. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-36824/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-36824 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (redis), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-36824

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-36824

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redis redis >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-36824

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