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CVE-2025-60021

Apache bRPC: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap builtin service

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-01-16
  • Fixed in1.15.0
  • WeaknessCWE-77

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-01-1609:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Apache brpc
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.11.0, < 1.15.01.15.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPCother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 1.11.0, < 1.15.0fixed in 1.15.0semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-01-16

Fix

  1. Update Apache brpc to 1.15.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
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none so far
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-01-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-v93j-9rf6-jx2r

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-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 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.

Is CVE-2025-60021 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-60021 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 25.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-60021?

CVE-2025-60021 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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