CVE-2025-3753: Open Source Robotics Foundation Robot Operating System (ROS) · Eval Injection
Affects Open Source Robotics Foundation Robot Operating System (ROS)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jul 2025
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
European organizations should immediately audit their ROS deployments to identify usage of affected rosbag versions. Until official patches are released, mitigation should focus on restricting access to systems running rosbag, enforcing strict user permissions, and limiting who can execute rosbag filter commands. Input validation should be implemented where possible to sanitize or avoid use of eval() with user input. Organizations should consider isolating ROS environments in secure containers or virtual machines to limit the blast radius of potential exploitation. Monitoring and logging of rosbag filter usage can help detect suspicious activity. Additionally, organizations should engage with the Open Source Robotics Foundation for updates on patches and apply them promptly once available. Training developers and operators on secure coding practices and the risks of eval() usage in Python scripts is also recommended to prevent similar vulnerabilities.
Description
A code execution vulnerability has been identified in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'rosbag' tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability arises from the use of the eval() function to process unsanitized, user-supplied input in the 'rosbag filter' command. This flaw enables attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.