CVE-2024-41921 (GCVE-0-2024-41921)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-17 19:13 – Updated: 2025-07-18 08:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Unsafe use of eval() method in rostopic echo tool
Summary
A code injection vulnerability has been discovered in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'rostopic' command-line tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability lies in the 'echo' verb, which allows a user to introspect a ROS topic and accepts a user-provided Python expression via the --filter option. This input is passed directly to the eval() function without sanitization, allowing a local user to craft and execute arbitrary code.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-17 20:37 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/ | product |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source Robotics Foundation | Robot Operating System (ROS) |
Affected:
Noetic Ninjemys
Affected: Melodic Morenia Affected: Kinetic Kame Affected: Indigo Igloo |
guessed |
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