CVE-2024-39835

High

Description

A code injection vulnerability has been identified in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'roslaunch' command-line tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability arises from the use of the eval() method to process user-supplied, unsanitized parameter values within the substitution args mechanism, which roslaunch evaluates before launching a node. This flaw allows attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductOpenrobotics Robot Operating System
PublishedJul 17, 2025
First seenJul 17, 2025

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
openrobotics robot_operating_systemindigo_igloo, kinetic_kame, melodic_morenia, noetic_ninjemys—

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CVE-2024-39835 · Openrobotics Robot Operating System · Dark Radar