Code Injection Vulnerability in Robot Operating System's Command-Line Tool
CVE-2024-41921

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Source Robotics Foundation

Status
Robot Operating System (ros)
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 July 2025

What is CVE-2024-41921?

A code injection vulnerability has been identified in the Robot Operating System (ROS) related to its 'rostopic' command-line tool. Specifically, the issue is linked to the 'echo' verb, which permits a user to introspect a ROS topic. The tool's '--filter' option accepts a user-defined Python expression that is subsequently passed to the eval() function without any form of input sanitization. This oversight empowers local users to craft and execute arbitrary code, posing significant security risks to systems running affected versions of the Robot Operating System.

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Affected Version(s)

Robot Operating System (ROS) Linux Noetic Ninjemys

Robot Operating System (ROS) Linux Melodic Morenia

Robot Operating System (ROS) Linux Kinetic Kame

References

https://www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/
product

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Florencia Cabral Berenfus, Ubuntu Robotics Team
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