# CVE-2024-46981: Redis' Lua library commands may lead to remote code execution

> CVE-2024-46981: Redis' Lua library commands may lead to remote code execution. CVSS 7.0 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-46981
Last updated: 2026-06-17T07:56:18Z

- Published: 2025-01-06 21:11 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 07:56 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 7.0 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 8.2%, 95th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-416

## Description

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An authenticated user may use a specially crafted Lua script to manipulate the garbage collector and potentially lead to remote code execution. The problem is fixed in 7.4.2, 7.2.7, and 6.2.17. An additional 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 restrict EVAL and EVALSHA commands.

## Affected vendors and products

- redis: redis

## Tracked companies

- [Redis](https://rewindex.com/company/redis.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46981)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46981)
- [https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/6.2.17](https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/6.2.17)
- [https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.2.7](https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.2.7)
- [https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.4.2](https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.4.2)
- [https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-39h2-x6c4-6w4c](https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-39h2-x6c4-6w4c)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-46981 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-46981.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-46981 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T05:13:06.543Z