CVE-2026-23524
Laravel Redis Horizontal Scaling Insecure Deserialization
Description
Laravel Reverb provides a real-time WebSocket communication backend for Laravel applications. In versions 1.6.3 and below, Reverb passes data from the Redis channel directly into PHP’s unserialize() function without restricting which classes can be instantiated, which leaves users vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. The exploitability of this vulnerability is increased because Redis servers are commonly deployed without authentication, but only affects Laravel Reverb when horizontal scaling is enabled (REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED=true). This issue has been fixed in version 1.7.0. As a workaround, require a strong password for Redis access and ensure the service is only accessible via a private network or local loopback, and/or set REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED=false to bypass the vulnerable logic entirely (if the environment uses only one Reverb node).
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 21, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 21, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Laravel Reverb to version 1.7.0.
- Configure Redis with strong authentication.
- Restrict Redis network access.
- Disable horizontal scaling if not needed.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Laravel Reverb provides a real-time WebSocket communication backend for Laravel applications. In versions 1.6.3 and below, Reverb passes data from the Redis channel directly into PHP’s unserialize() function without restricting which classes can be instantiated, which leaves users vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. The exploitability of this vulnerability is increased because Redis servers are commonly deployed without authentication, but only affects Laravel Reverb when horizontal scaling is enabled (REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED=true). This issue has been fixed in version 1.7.0. As a workaround, require a strong password for Redis access and ensure the service is only accessible via a private network or local loopback, and/or set REVERB_SCALING_ENABLED=false to bypass the vulnerable logic entirely (if the environment uses only one Reverb node). Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-502 Added Reference https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html Added Reference https://github.com/laravel/reverb/commit/9ec26f8ffbb701f84920dd0bb9781a1797591f1a Added Reference https://github.com/laravel/reverb/releases/tag/v1.7.0 Added Reference https://github.com/laravel/reverb/security/advisories/GHSA-m27r-m6rx-mhm4 Added Reference https://laravel.com/docs/12.x/reverb#scaling