Unsafe use of eval() method in roslaunch tool

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.20% · top 90% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-95 and its CVEs
• CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Open Source Robotics Foundation · Robot Operating System (ROS)

  • affected Noetic Ninjemys
  • affected Melodic Morenia
  • affected Kinetic Kame
  • affected Indigo Igloo

What to do

Solution: All ROS (1) versions are EOL, upgrade to a ROS 2 version.

References (1)

• https://www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/ (opens in a new tab)product

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 18 Jul 2025, 08:04 UTC.