Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpc.c in Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor (NRPE) before 2.14 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via "$()" shell metacharacters, which are processed by bash.
CVE-2013-1362
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 66%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 9, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00006.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Feb/119
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24955
- cve@mitrehttp://www.occamsec.com/vulnerabilities.html#nagios_metacharacter_vulnerability
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807241
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00006.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Feb/119
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24955
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.occamsec.com/vulnerabilities.html#nagios_metacharacter_vulnerability
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807241
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-24955✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 12, 2013
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/linux/misc/nagios_nrpe_arguments✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 21, 2013
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Arbitrary Command Execution
Open source ↗
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