Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-56388
Apache bRPC: Out-of-Bounds Write in Redis Command Parser
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
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache bRPC | v < 1.18.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2pf15ojj0vr7rtx95677kgtl1mx3gdgb vendor-advisory
Details
- Published
- 2026-10-21
- Last updated
- 2026-10-30
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- apache
- Kolun priority
- 29 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
- CWE-617Reachable Assertion
- CWE-252Unchecked Return Value