critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2022-0543Redis on Debian — Scripting Sandbox Escape by Packaging

A packaging decision left the scripting interpreter in Redis able to reach the wider runtime, so anyone who can run a script on the database runs commands on the host.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Apply the distribution's Redis update, and require authentication on every instance.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
10.0/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
99%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2022-02-18
Added to KEV
2022-03-28
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190, T1078
Severity
critical

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

Attacker needsThe ability to run a script on the database

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2022-0543 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-08-07