GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c — opentsdb
CRITICALGHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in net.opentsdb:opentsdb. 3 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
OS Command Injection in OpenTSDB
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE sits: patch-first territory.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the 50–90% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
net.opentsdb:opentsdbReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability occurs in OpenTSDB through 2.4.0 via command injection in the yrange parameter. The yrange value is written to a gnuplot file in the /tmp directory. This file is then executed via the mygnuplot.sh shell script. (tsd/GraphHandler.java attempted to prevent command injections by blocking backticks but this is insufficient.)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | net.opentsdb:opentsdb | all versions | No fix |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
A remote code execution vulnerability occurs in OpenTSDB through 2.4.0 v…
A remote code execution vulnerability occurs in OpenTSDB through 2.4.0 v…
A remote code execution vulnerability occurs in OpenTSDB through 2.4.0 v…
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for net.opentsdb:opentsdb, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of net.opentsdb:opentsdb has shipped for GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id ghsa-hv53-q76c-7f8c -u https://target- Template
- OpenTSDB <=2.4.0 - Remote Code Execution
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Remediation
- Upgrade OpenTSDB to a version higher than 2.4.0 to mitigate this vulnerability.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (pikpikcu), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-hv53-q76c-7f8c across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.