CVE-2025-60021
published 2026-01-16CVE-2025-60021: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1.15.0)) on all platforms allows attacker to inject…
PriorityP192critical9.8CVSS 3.1
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EPSS
26.16%
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Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1.15.0)) on all platforms allows attacker to inject remote command.
Root Cause: The bRPC heap profiler built-in service (/pprof/heap) does not validate the user-provided extra_options parameter and executes it as a command-line argument. Attackers can execute remote commands using the extra_options parameter..
Affected scenarios: Use the built-in bRPC heap profiler service to perform jemalloc memory profiling.
How to Fix: we provide two methods, you can choose one of them:
1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.15.0.
2. Apply this patch ( https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3101 ) manually.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | brpc | >= 1.11.0 < 1.15.0 | 1.15.0 |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_brpc | >= 1.11.0 < 1.15.0 | 1.15.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-v93j-9rf6-jx2r: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-01-16
CVE-2025-60021 [CRITICAL] CWE-77 GHSA-v93j-9rf6-jx2r: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1
Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1.15.0)) on all platforms allows attacker to inject remote command.
Root Cause: The bRPC heap profiler built-in service (/pprof/heap) does not validate the user-provided extra_options parameter and executes it as a command-line argument. Attackers can execute remote commands using the extra_options parameter..
Affected scenarios: Use the built-in bRPC heap profiler service to perform jemalloc memory profiling.
How to Fix: we provide two methods, you can choose one of them:
1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.15.0.
2. Apply this patch ( https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3101 ) manually.
VulnCheck
Apache brpc Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
vulncheck·2025·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2025-60021 [CRITICAL] Apache brpc Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Apache brpc Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1.15.0)) on all platforms allows attacker to inject remote command.
Root Cause: The bRPC heap profiler built-in service (/pprof/heap) does not validate the user-provided extra_options parameter and executes it as a command-line argument. Attackers can execute remote commands using the extra_options parameter..
Affected scenarios: Use the built-in bRPC heap profiler service to perform jemalloc memory profiling.
How to Fix: we provide two methods, you can choose one of them:
1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.15.0.
2. Apply this patch ( https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3101 ) manually.
Affec
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-01-16
Published
Exploited in the wild