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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-38922 · published 6 December 2024

CVE-2024-38922: Openrobotics robot operating system out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Openrobotics · Robot Operating System

Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble version was discovered to contain a heap overflow in the nav2_amcl process. This vulnerability is triggered via sending a crafted message to the component /initialpose.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.59% · top 53.4% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds writeCWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.59%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble version was discovered to contain a heap overflow in the nav2_amcl process. This vulnerability is triggered via sending a crafted message to the component /initialpose.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/GoesM/ROS-CVE-CNVDs Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/open-navigation/navigation2/issues/4307 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/ros-navigation/navigation2/issues/4294 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/ros-navigation/navigation2/pull/4301 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/open-navigation/navigation2/issues/4307 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/ros-navigation/navigation2/issues/4294 ExploitIssue Tracking

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-38922), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-13). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.