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CVE-2022-0543

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
February 08, 2022
Published Date
February 18, 2022
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
Debian
Product
redis
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.
Tags
redis cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

10.0 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

10.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-09-01 16:44:56 UTC) Source

References

https://bugs.debian.org/1005787 https://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00048.html https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5081 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/redis/redis_debian_sandbox_escape.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:18 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/network/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0543.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

redis_debian_sandbox_escape

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-0543

JacobEbben/CVE-2022-0543

Type: github • Created: 2022-09-01 16:44:56 UTC • Stars: 8

Redis RCE through Lua Sandbox Escape vulnerability

z92g/CVE-2022-0543

Type: github • Created: 2022-07-06 04:35:59 UTC • Stars: 25

Redis 沙盒逃逸（CVE-2022-0543）POC&EXP

0x7eTeam/CVE-2022-0543

Type: github • Created: 2022-03-16 06:41:50 UTC • Stars: 88

CVE-2022-0543_RCE,Redis Lua沙盒绕过 命令执行

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit