CVE-2024-41148
HIGH EPSS 8.8%
Published Jul 17, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Jul 17, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
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 'hz' verb, which reports the publishing rate of a 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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
8.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 2
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection
CWE-95
Affected Products 4
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| openrobotics | robot_operating_system | indigo_igloo | any |
| openrobotics | robot_operating_system | kinetic_kame | any |
| openrobotics | robot_operating_system | melodic_morenia | any |
| openrobotics | robot_operating_system | noetic_ninjemys | any |
References 1
- ros.org https://www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.