The issue is probably in the check_cpu_stats.sh script that you are using.
What shell do you have defined if that script?
If the path is wrong or that it is missing, that could cause it to fail.
NRPE check_cpu_stats unable to read, but other NRPE are fine
Re: NRPE check_cpu_stats unable to read, but other NRPE are
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