Authenticated code execution via shared-NACK double free
Published Jul 25, 2026 · Updated Jul 25, 2026
Double-free in Redis before 8.8.0 allows remote authenticated users with RESTORE access to execute code via a crafted stream payload. During rdbLoadObject, stream consumer PEL loading overwrites an existing streamNACK consumer pointer when a second consumer references the same pending entry, leaving a dangling pointer that XGROUP DELCONSUMER frees again. Exploitation requires authenticated access with permission to execute RESTORE and XGROUP DELCONSUMER, and successful code runs in the Redis server context.
Summary
What happened
Double-free in Redis before 8.8.0 allows remote authenticated users with RESTORE access to execute code via a crafted stream payload. During rdbLoadObject, stream consumer PEL loading overwrites an existing streamNACK consumer pointer when a second consumer references the same pending entry, leaving a dangling pointer that XGROUP DELCONSUMER frees again. Exploitation requires authenticated access with permission to execute RESTORE and XGROUP DELCONSUMER, and successful code runs in the Redis server context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-66373
- Published
- Jul 25, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Redis
- Product
- Redis
- Classifications
- CWE-415, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <8.8.0
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Public exploit references
- Redis authenticated RCE shared-NACK exploitweaponized · validated
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