{"id":"CVE-2026-85220","published":"2026-09-21T14:17:22.007","lastModified":"2026-09-21T15:17:32.853","description":"A vulnerability in the Thinkst Canary honeypot Redis service allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute a Denial-of-Service attack against the honeypot.\n\nThe vulnerability is accessible when the Redis service is enabled only.\n\nThe Canary is NOT affected if the Redis service is disabled.\n\nThinkst has addressed this issue on all supported platforms.\n\nNew 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.\n\nWorkarounds are available for customers unable to update at this time.","cvssScore":3.7,"cvssSeverity":"LOW","cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwes":["CWE-770"],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://canary.tools/security-advisories/tc-2026-01.txt","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[],"hasPoc":false,"ai":{"summary":"The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform a Denial-of-Service attack on the Thinkst Canary honeypot Redis service by exploiting its enabled state.","exploitability":"Exploitation requires the Redis service to be enabled, making it moderately difficult. No specific technical skills are required beyond basic network access.","blast_radius":"If exploited, this could lead to service disruption of the affected Thinkst Canary honeypot instances.","remediation":"Disable the Redis service on all affected Canaries immediately.","tags":["dos","redis","honeypot","service-disabled"],"model":"qwen2.5:7b-instruct","analyzedAt":"2026-09-22T06:36:14.008Z"}}