CVE-2024-39835 | Unsafe use of eval() method in roslaunch tool

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.

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-2024-39835 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-39835

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% 0.10% +0.08%
2 2025-07-18 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-39835

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-2024-39835

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-39835

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-39835 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-2024-39835
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-39835 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-2024-39835

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-39835

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-2024-39835

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