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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://lists.apache.org/thread/xy51d2fx6drzhfp92xptsx5845q7b37m | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Jan 2026, 13:46
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| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/xy51d2fx6drzhfp92xptsx5845q7b37m - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
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Information
Published : 2026-01-16 09:16
Updated : 2026-01-21 13:46
NVD link : CVE-2025-60021
Mitre link : CVE-2025-60021
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-60021
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Products Affected
apache
- brpc
CWE
CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')