CVE-2023-31039

critical

Security vulnerability in Apache bRPC <1.5.0 on all platforms allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via ServerOptions::pid_file.

Vendor / product: Apache — brpc

Security vulnerability in Apache bRPC <1.5.0 on all platforms allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via ServerOptions::pid_file. An attacker that can influence the ServerOptions pid_file parameter with which the bRPC server is started can execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the bRPC process. Solution: 1. upgrade to bRPC >= 1.5.0, download link: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/brpc/1.5.0/ https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/brpc/1.5.0/ 2. If you are using an old version of bRPC and hard to upgrade, you can apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/2218 https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/2218

CVSS

9.8

9.8 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2023-05-08 09:15

Modified: 2026-10-24 13:10

NVD status: Modified

Last synced 2 days ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

apache / brpc ≥0.9.0 <1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://lists.apache.org/thread/jqpttrqbc38yhckgp67xk399hqxnz7jn

Patch / mitigation: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/1

Patch / mitigation: https://lists.apache.org/thread/jqpttrqbc38yhckgp67xk399hqxnz7jn

Patch / mitigation: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/1

Patch / mitigation: https://lists.apache.org/thread/jqpttrqbc38yhckgp67xk399hqxnz7jn

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/1 security@apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/jqpttrqbc38yhckgp67xk399hqxnz7jn security@apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread/jqpttrqbc38yhckgp67xk399hqxnz7jn af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC · record ↗

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