Redis on Windows dbghelp.dll uncontrolled search path

published 2022-10-28 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also BIT-redis-2022-3734 , EUVD-2022-43090

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was found in a port or fork of Redis. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library C:/Program Files/Redis/dbghelp.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212416. NOTE: The official Redis release is not affected. This issue might affect an unofficial fork or port on Windows only.

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Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	redis	—	no fix listed

Affected products

unspecified Redis

Classification

Weakness

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

Technology feeds

Redis rss critical rss

References

cnblogs.com /J0o1ey/p/16829380.html
permissions-required, third-party-advisory, web
vuldb.com /?id.212416
permissions-required, third-party-advisory, web

Sources

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