RCE in Openrobotics Robot Operating System
CVE-2024-39289
A code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'rosparam' tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability stems from the use of the eval() function to process unsanitized, user-supplied parameter values via special converters for angle representations in radians. This flaw allowed attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Openrobotics Robot Operating System — versions indigo_igloo, kinetic_kame, melodic_morenia
- Open Source Robotics Foundation Robot Operating System (Ros) — versions Noetic Ninjemys, Melodic Morenia, Kinetic Kame
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/ (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-39289?
- CVE-2024-39289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openrobotics Robot Operating System, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-39289?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.