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CRITICAL

CVE-2025-60021

Apache bRPC: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap builtin service

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

25.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-25

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

none

SSVC status

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 jemal

Technical details

Published
2026-01-16
Last Modified
2026-01-21

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 jemal

Is CVE-2025-60021 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-60021 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 25.7% on 2026-09-25, 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).

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