Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-39835

Openrobotics Robot Operating System indigo_igloo … noetic_ninjemys

Published
17 July 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0018 7th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-39835 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Openrobotics Robot Operating System. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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the substitution args mechanism, which roslaunch evaluates before launching a node. This flaw allows attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.

CWE(s)
CWE-94CWE-95

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.002 AppleScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse AppleScript for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.005 Visual Basic Execution
Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-3753Same product: Openrobotics Robot Operating System
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CVE-2024-30962Same product: Openrobotics Robot Operating System
CVE-2024-44852Same product: Openrobotics Robot Operating System
CVE-2024-38925Same product: Openrobotics Robot Operating System
CVE-2024-38927Same product: Openrobotics Robot Operating System
CVE-2024-38923Same product: Openrobotics Robot Operating System

Affected Assets

openrobotics
robot operating system
indigo_igloo, kinetic_kame, melodic_morenia, noetic_ninjemys

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.1
  • V1.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).

PR.DS-10 none match
prevents

PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect eval injection vulnerabilities before deployment.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and safe coding practices that directly prevent eval injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include rules against dynamic code execution of untrusted input.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe dynamic evaluation constructs.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments none match
none

Separation of environments limits the blast radius if eval injection occurs in non-production.

References