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CVE-2024-39780: Use of unsafe yaml load in dynparam
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
A YAML deserialization vulnerability was found in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'dynparam', a command-line tool for getting, setting, and deleting parameters of a dynamically configurable node, affecting ROS distributions Noetic and earlier. The issue is caused by the use of the yaml.load() function in the 'set' and 'get' verbs, and allows for the creation of arbitrary Python objects. Through this flaw, a local or remote user can craft and execute arbitrary Python code.
Affected products
- Open Source Robotics Foundation Robot Operating System (ROS): indigo_igloo, kinetic_kame, melodic_morenia, noetic_ninjemys
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