Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-56388

Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC

Apache bRPC: Out-of-Bounds Write in Redis Command Parser

CVSS 3.1
9.1Critical

Official description

The Redis server command parser in Apache bRPC accepts an empty RESP array as a command header. A remote unauthenticated attacker who can reach a bRPC server with Redis service enabled can send an empty array header followed by a bulk string, causing an out-of-bounds write in the parser and crashing the process. Root Cause: RedisCommandParser::ConsumeImpl rejected negative RESP array counts but accepted zero. It resized the command argument vector to zero elements and continued parsing. When a following bulk string was parsed, the only index guard was a CHECK. In configurations where fatal logs do not abort immediately, execution could continue and write to _args[0] even though the vector was empty. Affected Scenarios: Deployments that enable ServerOptions.redis_service and accept Redis protocol traffic from untrusted clients. The issue is reached during parsing before command handling or authentication. How to Fix: 1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.18.0, which fixes this issue. 2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3354 Note: The fix rejects empty RESP arrays as invalid Redis commands and replaces the internal index CHECK with an explicit parse error so malformed command streams cannot fall through to an indexed vector write.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
9.1Critical 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC v < 1.18.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-10-21
Last updated
2026-10-30
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apache
Kolun priority
29 · Low

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.95%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
61.5%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-787
    Out-of-bounds Write
  • CWE-617
    Reachable Assertion
  • CWE-252
    Unchecked Return Value