CVE-2014-2913

What it is

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

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

15.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2014-05-07 10:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:07 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 15.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2014-05-07 10:55 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:07 UTC

Exploit probability

15.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Nagios Remote Plugin Executor ≤ 2.15
• Opensuse 11.4
• Opensuse 12.3
• Opensuse 13.1

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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