CVE-2026-84748Apache bRPC: Builtin services reachable from the public port via protobuf protocols despite ServerOptions.internal_port configuration
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Improper authorization in Apache bRPC (versions < 1.18.0) on all platforms allows remote attackers to access builtin services through the public port. Root Cause: ServerOptions.internal_port is documented to make builtin services (and Tabbed services) reachable only from the internal port, and the HTTP/h2 dispatch path enforced this. However, all protobuf-based protocol dispatch paths (baidu_std, hulu_pbrpc, sofa_pbrpc, and the nshead-based protocols public_pbrpc, nshead_mcpack, nova_pbrpc and ubrpc2pb) computed the security_mode flag but never enforced it between method resolution and method invocation. Since builtin services share the method map with user services, a client able to reach the public port could invoke builtin services such as brpc.vars or hotspots by name over these pb protocols and disclose sensitive runtime information (metrics, flags, profiler data) that the operator intended to expose only via the internal port. Affected Scenarios: Use a bRPC server with ServerOptions.internal_port configured (or with builtin/Tabbed services otherwise expected to be gated by it) while the public port is reachable from an untrusted network and any pb-based protocol is enabled. How to Fix: (Choose one of the following options) 1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.18.0, which fixes this issue. 2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3511
- CVSS
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- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-285
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
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- apache
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC apache_software_foundation:apache_brpc (from the name) | before 1.18.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2pf15ojj0vr7rtx95677kgtl1mx3gdgbvendor-advisory
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