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
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 7, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nagios-nrpe | Jul 30, 2024 | May 7, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/nrpe. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 7, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nagios-plugins-nrpeUpgrade nagios-nrpeUpgrade nagios-nrpe-doc | Dec 18, 2015 | May 7, 2014 |
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