CVE-2026-27623
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Valkey is a distributed key-value database. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to version 9.0.3, a malicious actor with network access to Valkey can cause the system to abort by triggering an assertion. When processing incoming requests, the Valkey system does not properly reset the networking state after processing an empty request. A malicious actor can then send a request that the server incorrectly identifies as breaking server side invariants, which results in the server shutting down. Version 9.0.3 fixes the issue. As an additional mitigation, properly isolate Valkey deployments so that only trusted users have access.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedvalkey-0:9.0.3-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-0:9.0.3-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-0:9.0.3-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-0:9.0.3-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-compat-redis-0:9.0.3-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-compat-redis-0:9.0.3-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-compat-redis-0:9.0.3-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-compat-redis-0:9.0.3-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-devel-0:9.0.3-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-devel-0:9.0.3-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-devel-0:9.0.3-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedvalkey-devel-0:9.0.3-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10266-1valkey-9.0.3-1.1 on GA media2026-02-26csaf · suse_csafDE
valkey-9.0.3-1.1 on GA media
- BIT-valkey-2026-27623Valkey has Pre-Authentication DOS from malformed RESP request2026-02-26vendor · osvUS
Valkey is a distributed key-value database. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to version 9.0.3, a malicious actor with network access to Valkey can cause the system to abort by triggering an assertion. When processing incoming requests, the Valkey system does not properly reset the networking state after processing an empty request. A malicious actor can then send a request that the server incorrectly identifies as breaking server side invariants, which results in the server shutting down. Version 9.0.3 fixes the issue. As an additional mitigation, properly isolate Valkey deployments so that only trusted users have access.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/security/advisories/GHSA-93p9-5vc7-8wgrcnnvd
- https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/security/advisories/GHSA-93p9-5vc7-8wgrenisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27623nvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2442021nvd
- https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/security/advisories/GHSA-93p9-5vc7-8wgrVendor Advisorynvd
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-27623.jsonnvd
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