RCE in Openrobotics Robot Operating System

CVE-2024-30961

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) navigation2- ROS2-humble and navigation 2-humble allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the error-thrown mechanism in nav2_bt_navigator.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-30961?
CVE-2024-30961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openrobotics Robot Operating System, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-30961?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-30961 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.