Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-85522
valkey-io valkey Slot Migration cluster_migrateslots.c createSlotImportJob out-of-bounds
5.3
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was detected in valkey-io valkey up to 9.5.4/9.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function createSlotImportJob of the file src/cluster_migrateslots.c of the component Slot Migration. The manipulation of the argument job_name results in out-of-bounds read. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 9.0.5 and 9.1.1 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as f4dc3ca09eb650c2fe14060090a41c524eca803f. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
valkey · valkey-io
9.0; 9.1.0; 9.5.0; 9.5.1; 9.5.2; 9.5.3; +1 more · source: vendor
Affected product
VA
valkey
valkey-io
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