Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-41921
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 5.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
Products affected by CVE-2024-41921
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cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:indigo_igloo
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cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:kinetic_kame
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cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:melodic_morenia
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cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:noetic_ninjemys