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GHSA-X7VX-QH4Q-FG6X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-21 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-21 15:32

Details

A vulnerability in the Thinkst Canary honeypot Redis service allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute a Denial-of-Service attack against the honeypot.

The vulnerability is accessible when the Redis service is enabled only.

The Canary is NOT affected if the Redis service is disabled.

Thinkst has addressed this issue on all supported platforms.

New update files to address this issue are available on all platforms except Docker. For Docker customers, a new Docker image has been published which includes the patch. Customers with automatic updates enabled already have updates in distribution. If automatic updates are disabled, customers are advised to update their Canaries.

Workarounds are available for customers unable to update at this time.

Severity

3.7 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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CVE-2026-85220 (GCVE-0-2026-85220)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-21 13:13 – Updated: 2026-09-21 14:48

Title

Denial-of-Service in the Thinkst Canary Redis service

Summary

A vulnerability in the Thinkst Canary honeypot Redis service allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute a Denial-of-Service attack against the honeypot. The vulnerability is accessible when the Redis service is enabled only. The Canary is NOT affected if the Redis service is disabled. Thinkst has addressed this issue on all supported platforms. New update files to address this issue are available on all platforms except Docker. For Docker customers, a new Docker image has been published which includes the patch. Customers with automatic updates enabled already have updates in distribution. If automatic updates are disabled, customers are advised to update their Canaries. Workarounds are available for customers unable to update at this time.

Severity

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-21 14:36 UTC

CWE

CWE-770 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling

Assigner

ThinkstAppliedResearch mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://canary.tools/security-advisories/tc-2026-01.txt

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Thinkst Applied Research	Canary	Unaffected: 5.1.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.2.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.3.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.4.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.5.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.6.4 (custom) Unaffected: 5.7.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.8.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.9.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.10.2 (custom) Unaffected: 5.11.2 (custom)

Date Public

2026-09-21 13:02

Credits

Teddy Thobane (rootkiTed)

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