TI-2024-27945 Aliases CVE-2024-41921 GHSA-7mg9-54m6-qh35

Unsafe use of eval() method in rostopic echo tool

LOW 35CWE-94Published 2025-07-17 · Updated 2025-07-18

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00222 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Open Source Robotics Foundation	Robot Operating System (ROS)	Noetic Ninjemys; Melodic Morenia; Kinetic Kame; Indigo Igloo	—	No fix listed	CNA

Robot Operating System (ROS) VendorOpen Source Robotics Foundation Affected Noetic Ninjemys; Melodic Morenia; Kinetic Kame; Indigo Igloo Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:indigo_igloo:::::::*	indigo_igloo	Vulnerable	Open Source Robotics Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:kinetic_kame:::::::*	kinetic_kame	Vulnerable	Open Source Robotics Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:melodic_morenia:::::::*	melodic_morenia	Vulnerable	Open Source Robotics Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:noetic_ninjemys:::::::*	noetic_ninjemys	Vulnerable	Open Source Robotics Foundation

cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:indigo_igloo:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions indigo_igloo Vulnerable ·Open Source Robotics Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:kinetic_kame:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions kinetic_kame Vulnerable ·Open Source Robotics Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:melodic_morenia:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions melodic_morenia Vulnerable ·Open Source Robotics Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:noetic_ninjemys:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions noetic_ninjemys Vulnerable ·Open Source Robotics Foundation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41921
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mg9-54m6-qh35

References

Other 1

https://www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/

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Sources

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