JFrog Researchers Uncover RCE Exploit for Existing Redis Database Vulnerability
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<p>JFrog this week published an analysis of a vulnerability in Redis databases that may be more serious than initially thought following <a href="https://jfrog.com/blog/exploiting-remote-code-execution-in-redis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the discovery of a remote code execution (RCE) exploit</a>.</p><p>Researchers found that a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Redis (CVE-2025-62507) can be used to run the XACKDEL command with multiple IDs to trigger a stack buffer overflow, which may potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE).</p><p>While the initial vulnerability was assigned an 8.8 severity rating using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), the discovery of an RCE exploit by JFrog researchers should increase the urgency for applying a patch that resolves the issue in version 8.3.2 of the widely used open source database.</p><p>Shachar Menashe, vice president of security research for JFrog, said in the absence of any ability to immediately upgrade a Redis database, cybersecurity teams should make sure that a firewall has been deployed to protect any older version of Redis that might be running in a production environment.</p><p>JFrog researchers have yet to discover any RCE examples of an actual exploit, but now that research has been publicly shared, it’s probable there will soon be. The issue is that with a severity ranking of 8.8, some organizations may not be prioritizing the application of a patch highly enough, noted Menashe.</p><p>Usually, the severity rating given to a vulnerability reflects a worst-case scenario, which leads many security teams to not prioritize a patch as highly as a CVSS rating might suggest. In the case of the score assigned to CVE-2025-62507, the rating is not high enough considering the fact that an RCE exploit can be created, said Menashe.</p><p>At the same time, it’s become much easier for cybercriminals to discover a vulnerability and reverse engineer an exploit using artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools. Cybersecurity teams now need to assume that the time between when a vulnerability is disclosed and an exploit has been created can now be measured in days, if not hours. Historically, only a small percentage of known vulnerabilities are actually exploited, but in the age of AI, it’s probable that percentage will soon significantly increase. As a result, hard-pressed application security teams are likely to soon find themselves even more challenged in the coming year.</p><p>Each organization will, as a consequence, have to revisit the degree to which it is comfortable with automatically applying patches. Many organizations tend to prefer to test a patch before upgrading software to ensure their application doesn’t break. However, as the overall level of risk a cyberattack represents to the business continues to increase, there are more classes of patches that should be automatically applied. The risk that a potential cyberattack creates is simply larger than the cost of the potential downtime that might result from the patch being applied.</p><p>Hopefully, AI tools will also soon make it easier to discover and remediate vulnerabilities long before they are disclosed. In the meantime, the highest cost of <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/dast-vs-ai-code-why-dynamic-application-security-testing-cant-keep-pace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">application security</a> remains eternal vigilance in an era where cyberattacks are only going to continue increase in both volume and sophistication.</p><div class="spu-placeholder" style="display:none"></div><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_20 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/jfrog-researchers-uncover-rce-exploit-for-existing-redis-database-vulnerability/" data-a2a-title="JFrog Researchers Uncover RCE Exploit for Existing Redis Database Vulnerability"><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fjfrog-researchers-uncover-rce-exploit-for-existing-redis-database-vulnerability%2F&linkname=JFrog%20Researchers%20Uncover%20RCE%20Exploit%20for%20Existing%20Redis%20Database%20Vulnerability" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fjfrog-researchers-uncover-rce-exploit-for-existing-redis-database-vulnerability%2F&linkname=JFrog%20Researchers%20Uncover%20RCE%20Exploit%20for%20Existing%20Redis%20Database%20Vulnerability" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fjfrog-researchers-uncover-rce-exploit-for-existing-redis-database-vulnerability%2F&linkname=JFrog%20Researchers%20Uncover%20RCE%20Exploit%20for%20Existing%20Redis%20Database%20Vulnerability" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_reddit" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fjfrog-researchers-uncover-rce-exploit-for-existing-redis-database-vulnerability%2F&linkname=JFrog%20Researchers%20Uncover%20RCE%20Exploit%20for%20Existing%20Redis%20Database%20Vulnerability" title="Reddit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fjfrog-researchers-uncover-rce-exploit-for-existing-redis-database-vulnerability%2F&linkname=JFrog%20Researchers%20Uncover%20RCE%20Exploit%20for%20Existing%20Redis%20Database%20Vulnerability" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a></div></div>