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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-45145 · published 18 October 2023

CVE-2023-45145: Redis exposure of resource to wrong sphere vulnerability

Redis · Redis

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. On startup, Redis begins listening on a Unix socket before adjusting its permissions to the user-provided configuration. If a permissive umask(2) is used, this creates a race condition that enables, during a short period of time, another process to establish an otherwise unauthorized connection. This problem has existed since Redis 2.6.0-RC1. This issue has been addressed in Redis versions 7.2.2, 7.0.14 and 6.2.14. Users are advised to upgrade. For users unable to upgrade, it is possible to work around the problem by disabling Unix sockets, starting Redis with a restrictive umask, or storing the Unix socket file in a protected directory.

3.6 CVSS 3.1 Low EPSS 0.44% · top 64.1% CWE-668 · Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
3.6CVSS 3.1 base score
0.44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. On startup, Redis begins listening on a Unix socket before adjusting its permissions to the user-provided configuration. If a permissive umask(2) is used, this creates a race condition that enables, during a short period of time, another process to establish an otherwise unauthorized connection. This problem has existed since Redis 2.6.0-RC1. This issue has been addressed in Redis versions 7.2.2, 7.0.14 and 6.2.14. Users are advised to upgrade. For users unable to upgrade, it is possible to work around the problem by disabling Unix sockets, starting Redis with a restrictive umask, or storing the Unix socket file in a protected directory.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/03345ddc7faf7af079485f2cbe5d17a1611cbce1 Patch
https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-ghmp-889m-7cvx Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00032.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/464JPNBWE433ZGYXO3KN72VR3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BNEK2K4IE7MPKRD6H36JXZMJK Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZMGTTV5XM4LA66FSIJSETNBB Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0014/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/03345ddc7faf7af079485f2cbe5d17a1611cbce1 Patch
https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-ghmp-889m-7cvx Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00032.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/464JPNBWE433ZGYXO3KN72VR3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BNEK2K4IE7MPKRD6H36JXZMJK Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZMGTTV5XM4LA66FSIJSETNBB Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0014/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-45145), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.