nrpe: remote command execution when command arguments are enabled
Published May 7, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.31%
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpe.c in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) 2.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the -a option to libexec/check_nrpe. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple parties. It has been reported that the vendor allows newlines as "expected behavior." Also, this issue can only occur when the administrator enables the "dont_blame_nrpe" option in nrpe.conf despite the "HIGH security risk" warning within the comments
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
nrpe
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
nrpe
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | nrpe | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | nrpe | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.31% (0.15312) | 96.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.31% (0.15312) | 96.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 18.57% (0.18570) | 95.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 14.24% (0.14237) | 94.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 16.45% (0.16445) | 94.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 18.54% (0.18541) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 22.47% (0.22470) | 95.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 21.33% (0.21330) | 95.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 23.34% (0.23339) | 95.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.41% (0.16410) | 94.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.19% (0.23187) | 93.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.41% (0.16410) | 94.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.57% (0.14572) | 95.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 16.70% (0.16695) | 96.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 19.41% (0.19406) | 96.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 20.84% (0.20840) | 95.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 18.28% (0.18278) | 95.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 15.73% (0.15735) | 94.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.75% (0.13751) | 95.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 13.75% (0.13751) | 95.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 14.75% (0.14747) | 95.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.75% (0.14747) | 91.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166528.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/240 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/242 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/154 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/155 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66969 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2913 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089878 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2913
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2913
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