What is CVE-2026-81934?
Redis contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the 'tlsProcessPendingData()' function, which handles the TLS pending-data list if Redis is configured with TLS support. A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Redis server. Fixed in Redis 8.2.9, 8.4.6, 8.6.6, 8.8.2, and 8.10.1.
The record classifies CVE-2026-81934 under weakness class CWE-416. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 39 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 9.8 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v4.0 base score
- 9.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.3% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 6.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-08-27, last modified 2026-08-28
Is CVE-2026-81934 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 41 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Redis: Redis
How to fix CVE-2026-81934
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-81934 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-81934
No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-81934, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Vendor advisory and patch
- github.com — patch
- raw.githubusercontent.com — release notes
- raw.githubusercontent.com — release notes (00 RELEASENOTES)
- raw.githubusercontent.com — release notes (00 RELEASENOTES)
- raw.githubusercontent.com — release notes (00 RELEASENOTES)
Exploit and proof of concept
Showing 6 of 7 recorded references.