CVE-2026-68553
Coturn: Format String Injection via TURN USERNAME/REALM into hiredis Redis Command
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
Coturn: Format String Injection via TURN USERNAME/REALM into hiredis Redis Command
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-68553- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-63077
7.1
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-63077- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-68553- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.1
Coturn: Format String Injection via TURN USERNAME/REALM into hiredis Redis Command
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-68553- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-68553
7.1
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68553- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68553
7.1
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.13.0, an authenticated TURN user can place printf-style format specifiers in the STUN USERNAME or REALM attribute, which passes is_secure_string() validation and is embedded into Redis keys at nine call sites in src/apps/relay/ns_ioalib_engine_impl.c. send_message_to_redis() in src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c then passes the attacker-controlled key as the format argument to redisAsyncCommand() while supplying only one variadic value, causing hiredis redisvFormatCommand() to read past the va_list. Exploitation can crash the coturn process and terminate active TURN sessions or disclose stack memory into Redis. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68553- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11617-1 No score
coturn-4.17.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the coturn-4.17.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11617-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
coturnDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.0-14.14.0-14.15.0-14.18.0-14.6.1-14.6.1-2 |
None known |
coturnDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.0-14.14.0-14.15.0-14.18.0-14.6.1-2 |
None known |
coturnDebian:14 |
before 4.14.0-1, plus listed versions 4.12.0-14.6.1-2 |
4.14.0-1 |
coturnUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.5.4-24.5.0.2-34.5.0.3-14.5.0.3-1build14.5.0.3-1ubuntu0.24.5.0.3-1ubuntu0.34.5.0.3-1ubuntu0.4 |
None known |
coturnUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.0.6-1ubuntu24.5.0.7-1ubuntu14.5.0.7-1ubuntu24.5.0.7-1ubuntu2.18.04.14.5.0.7-1ubuntu2.18.04.24.5.0.7-1ubuntu2.18.04.3 |
None known |
coturnUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.1.1-1.1build14.5.1.1-1.1build24.5.1.1-1.1ubuntu0.20.04.14.5.1.1-1.1ubuntu0.20.04.2 |
None known |
coturnUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.2-34.5.2-3.1~ubuntu22.04.1 |
None known |
coturnUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.6.1-1build14.6.1-1build24.6.1-1build34.6.1-1build4 |
None known |
coturnUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.6.1-2build24.12.0-14.14.0-14.15.0-14.18.0-1 |
None known |
coturnUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.6.1-2build14.6.1-2build2 |
None known |
coturnopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 4.17.2-1.1 | 4.17.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-68553 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Coturn, published August 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in coturn 4.14.0-1.
References
github.com/coturn/coturn/security/advisories/GHSA-4g7c-p5wg-j4hp
github.com/coturn/coturn/commit/8fa38032bb4751e11e072d65a8eca3c06c950979
github.com/coturn/coturn/releases/tag/4.13.0
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68553.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68553
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-68553
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