Valkey UAF via Malformed RDB Restore (7.2.14/8.0.10/8.1.9/9.0.5/9.1.1)
CVE-2026-63639 Published on August 18, 2026

Valkey: UAF in stream deserialization may lead to remote code execution
Valkey is a distributed key-value database. Prior to 7.2.14, 8.0.10, 8.1.9, 9.0.5, and 9.1.1, Valkey's RESTORE command accepts a malformed RDB stream payload that assigns one Pending Entry List NACK to multiple consumers during stream consumer-group deserialization, causing a use-after-free when one consumer is deleted while another still references the shared NACK and potentially allowing remote code execution. This issue is fixed in versions 7.2.14, 8.0.10, 8.1.9, 9.0.5, and 9.1.1.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-63639 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-63639 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-63639

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Affected Versions

valkey-io valkey: