CVE-2024-30961: Open Robotics Robotic Operating System · Insecure Permissions
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2024-30961, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict local access to ROS2 systems by enforcing strict user authentication and authorization policies, ensuring only trusted personnel have access. 2) Apply the principle of least privilege by limiting user and process permissions to the minimum necessary, preventing unauthorized code execution paths. 3) Monitor ROS2 navigation2 logs and error-handling events for unusual or suspicious activity that could indicate exploitation attempts. 4) Isolate ROS2 robotic systems within segmented network zones to reduce the risk of lateral movement if a local compromise occurs. 5) Stay informed about official patches or updates from the Open Robotics community and apply them promptly once available. 6) Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on ROS2 environments to identify and remediate permission misconfigurations. 7) Consider implementing runtime application self-protection (RASP) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions tailored for robotic systems to detect anomalous behaviors in real time.
Description
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) navigation2- ROS2-humble and navigation 2-humble allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the error-thrown mechanism in nav2_bt_navigator.