# CVE-2025-60021: Apache bRPC: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap builtin service

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.15.0
- Published: 2026-01-16 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC: from 1.11.0, fixed in 1.15.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC, upgrade to a fixed version (1.15.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xy51d2fx6drzhfp92xptsx5845q7b37m
- https://github.com/Mefhika120/Ashwesker-CVE-2025-60021

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