diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1a003ce00..6f586c3e4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 # Redis version — pinned to a CVE-patched release by default.
 # Override with --build-arg REDIS_VERSION="" for latest, or
-# --build-arg REDIS_VERSION="6:7.2.7-1rl1~bookworm1" for a specific version.
-ARG REDIS_VERSION="6:7.2.7-1rl1~bookworm1"
+# --build-arg REDIS_VERSION="6:7.2.13-1rl1~bookworm1" for a specific version.
+ARG REDIS_VERSION="6:7.2.13-1rl1~bookworm1"
 
 LABEL maintainer="unclecode"
 LABEL description="🔥🕷️ Crawl4AI: Open-source LLM Friendly Web Crawler & scraper"
 LABEL version="1.0"
 
+# Install curl and gnupg first (needed to add the Redis apt repo)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl gnupg \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 # Add official Redis repository for security-patched versions
 RUN curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg \
     && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb bookworm main" \
@@ -51,9 +55,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     pkg-config \
     python3-dev \
     libjpeg-dev \
+    redis-tools${REDIS_VERSION:+=$REDIS_VERSION} \
     redis-server${REDIS_VERSION:+=$REDIS_VERSION} \
     supervisor \
-    && apt-get clean \ 
+    && if [ -n "$REDIS_VERSION" ]; then apt-mark hold redis-server redis-tools; fi \
+    && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
diff --git a/tests/test_issue_1671_redis_cve.py b/tests/test_issue_1671_redis_cve.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aba9ca00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_issue_1671_redis_cve.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""
+Tests for issue #1671: Redis CVE-2025-49844 in Docker image
+
+Verifies that the Dockerfile correctly:
+1. Installs curl/gnupg before adding the Redis apt repo
+2. Adds the official Redis repository
+3. Pins redis-server and redis-tools to a CVE-patched version
+4. Holds packages to prevent upgrades by subsequent apt-get calls
+"""
+
+import re
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def dockerfile_content():
+    with open("Dockerfile", "r") as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+class TestRedisRepoSetup:
+    """Test that the official Redis apt repository is properly configured."""
+
+    def test_curl_gnupg_installed_before_repo(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """curl and gnupg must be installed before adding the Redis repo."""
+        curl_install = dockerfile_content.find("apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl gnupg")
+        repo_add = dockerfile_content.find("packages.redis.io/gpg")
+        assert curl_install != -1, "curl/gnupg pre-install step missing"
+        assert repo_add != -1, "Redis repo GPG key import missing"
+        assert curl_install < repo_add, "curl/gnupg must be installed BEFORE adding Redis repo"
+
+    def test_redis_gpg_key_added(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """Redis GPG key must be imported for signed repo."""
+        assert "packages.redis.io/gpg" in dockerfile_content
+        assert "redis-archive-keyring.gpg" in dockerfile_content
+
+    def test_redis_apt_repo_added(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """Official Redis apt repo must be configured."""
+        assert "packages.redis.io/deb" in dockerfile_content
+        assert "bookworm main" in dockerfile_content
+
+
+class TestRedisVersionPinning:
+    """Test that Redis is pinned to a CVE-patched version."""
+
+    def test_redis_version_arg_defined(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """REDIS_VERSION build arg must be defined with a patched version."""
+        match = re.search(r'ARG REDIS_VERSION="([^"]+)"', dockerfile_content)
+        assert match is not None, "REDIS_VERSION ARG not found"
+        version = match.group(1)
+        # Must be >= 7.2.7 (first version patching CVE-2025-49844)
+        ver_match = re.search(r'7\.2\.(\d+)', version)
+        assert ver_match is not None, f"Version {version} is not a 7.2.x release"
+        patch = int(ver_match.group(1))
+        assert patch >= 7, f"Version 7.2.{patch} is below 7.2.7 (CVE patch)"
+
+    def test_redis_server_uses_version_arg(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """redis-server install must reference REDIS_VERSION."""
+        assert "redis-server${REDIS_VERSION:+=$REDIS_VERSION}" in dockerfile_content
+
+    def test_redis_tools_pinned_too(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """redis-tools must also be pinned to avoid dependency conflicts."""
+        assert "redis-tools${REDIS_VERSION:+=$REDIS_VERSION}" in dockerfile_content
+
+    def test_redis_packages_held(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """Redis packages must be held to prevent upgrades by playwright install --with-deps."""
+        assert "apt-mark hold redis-server redis-tools" in dockerfile_content
+
+
+class TestDockerfileIntegrity:
+    """Test that the Dockerfile doesn't have structural issues."""
+
+    def test_no_duplicate_redis_install(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """Redis should only be installed once."""
+        count = dockerfile_content.count("redis-server${REDIS_VERSION")
+        assert count == 1, f"redis-server installed {count} times, expected 1"
+
+    def test_redis_version_comment_present(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """Documentation comment about REDIS_VERSION should exist."""
+        assert "CVE-patched" in dockerfile_content or "CVE" in dockerfile_content
+
+    def test_version_override_documented(self, dockerfile_content):
+        """Build arg override syntax should be documented."""
+        assert "--build-arg REDIS_VERSION" in dockerfile_content