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CVE-2023-28425: Specially crafted MSETNX command can lead to denial-of-service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 58.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Starting in version 7.0.8 and prior to version 7.0.10, authenticated users can use the MSETNX command to trigger a runtime assertion and termination of the Redis server process. The problem is fixed in Redis version 7.0.10.

Affected products

• Redis: from 7.0.8 before 7.0.10 — fixed in 7.0.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Redis 7.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/48e0d4788434833b47892fe9f3d91be7687f25c9
• https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.0.10
• https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-mvmm-4vq6-vw8c
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0005/
• https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/48e0d4788434833b47892fe9f3d91be7687f25c9
• https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.0.10
• https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-mvmm-4vq6-vw8c
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0005/

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