VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-41921

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-07-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 '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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

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