CVE-2024-39289 | Unsafe use of eval() method in rosparam tool

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.

Published: 2025-07-17 Last update: 2025-08-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-39289 is rated Low Risk (39.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-39289

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 0.02% 0.09% +0.06%
2 2025-07-18 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-39289

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-39289

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-39289

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-39289 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ros-ros-comm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-39289
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-39289 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (ros-kinetic-ros-comm, ros-melodic-ros-comm, ros-noetic-ros-comm, ros-ros-comm), 15 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 4, needs-triage 4, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-39289

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-39289

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openrobotics robot_operating_system indigo_igloo cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:indigo_igloo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openrobotics robot_operating_system kinetic_kame cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:kinetic_kame:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openrobotics robot_operating_system melodic_morenia cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:melodic_morenia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openrobotics robot_operating_system noetic_ninjemys cpe:2.3:o:openrobotics:robot_operating_system:noetic_ninjemys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-39289

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