CVE-2025-46818 Redis: Authenticated users can execute LUA scripts as a different user
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary Lua code in another user's context, enabling privilege escalation and code execution in Redis.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-46818?
CVE-2025-46818 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in redis, published on 3 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46818?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including redis, keydb and valkey. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
redis Bitnami | All versions | 6.2.20, 7.2.11, 7.4.6, 8.0.4, 8.2.2 |
keydb Bitnami | All versions | 6.2.20, 7.2.11, 7.4.6, 8.0.4, 8.2.2 |
valkey Bitnami | All versions | 7.2.11, 8.0.6, 8.1.4 |
Products include Redis Redis.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46818?
Upgrade redis to a fixed version for your release line: 6.2.20, 7.2.11, 7.4.6 or 8.0.4.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-46818 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-46818 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in redis
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- CVE-2026-23479 redis-server use-after-free in unblock client flow may allow remote code execution
- CVE-2026-25243 redis-server RESTORE invalid memory access may allow remote code execution
- CVE-2025-62507 Redis: Bug in XACKDEL may lead to stack overflow and potential RCE
- CVE-2025-48367 Redis DoS Vulnerability due to bad connection error handling
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-46818, AZL-68241, AZL-68285, BELL-CVE-2025-46818, BIT-keydb-2025-46818, BIT-redis-2025-46818 and 10 more.