CVE-2025-46818 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-46818: Redis: Authenticated users can execute LUA scripts as a different user

Vendor Redis
Product redis
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published October 3, 2025
Last update October 3, 2025

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Versions 8.2.1 and below allow an authenticated user to use a specially crafted Lua script to manipulate different LUA objects and potentially run their own code in the context of another user. The problem exists in all versions of Redis with LUA scripting. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2. A workaround to mitigate the problem without patching the redis-server executable is to prevent users from executing LUA scripts. This can be done using ACL to block a script by restricting both the EVAL and FUNCTION command families.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 3, 2025 CVE published
October 3, 2025 Record updated