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Security research · CVE-2026-56388

The Redis server command parser in Apache bRPC accepts an empty RESP array as a command header.

Published Oct 21, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC

Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-56388. EPSS is 0.95%. Act only if a listed version of Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.95%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC

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.

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  • vendor Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPCversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-56388

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What to do

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Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-56388. EPSS is 0.95%. Act only if a listed version of Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value; CWE-617; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.95%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 ac

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-56388

    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

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-56388

    30-day exploitation probability 0.95%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-56388

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 21, 2026