{"id":76018,"date":"2025-09-20T10:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:10:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T06:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:15:27","slug":"cve-2025-3753-code-execution-vulnerability-in-robot-operating-system-s-rosbag-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3753-code-execution-vulnerability-in-robot-operating-system-s-rosbag-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-3753: Code Execution Vulnerability in Robot Operating System&#8217;s &#8216;rosbag&#8217; Tool<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve with increasingly complex vulnerabilities being identified and exploited. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-3753, has been found in the Robot Operating System (ROS) &#8216;rosbag&#8217; tool. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86002\">vulnerability specifically affects ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier versions<\/a>. It is a serious issue because it allows attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83581\">execute arbitrary Python code<\/a>, potentially compromising the entire system or resulting in data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52451-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85914\">vulnerability highlights the importance of stringent input<\/a> sanitization, as its root cause is the use of the eval() function to process unsanitized, user-supplied input. Given the widespread use of ROS in robotics, this vulnerability could have far-reaching implications if left unaddressed, making it a matter of utmost concern for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ameeba-announces-cybersecurity-internship-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87689\">cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-3753<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85687\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3848044973\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>ROS &#8216;rosbag&#8217; Tool | Noetic Ninjemys and earlier versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the &#8216;rosbag filter&#8217; command in the ROS &#8216;rosbag&#8217; tool. The command uses the eval() function to process user-supplied input without properly sanitizing it. This allows an attacker to input malicious Python <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83891\">code that gets executed<\/a> by the eval() function. The attacker can craft this code to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8067-udisks-daemon-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85715\">compromise the system or cause data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2417022762\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Consider the following conceptual example: an attacker could exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57771-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-roo-code-ai\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84816\">vulnerability by passing a &#8216;rosbag filter&#8217; command<\/a> with a malicious Python payload. Below is a pseudocode representation of this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">rosbag filter &#039;eval(__import__(&quot;os&quot;).system(&quot;malicious_command&quot;))&#039; input.bag output.bag<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, `malicious_command` could be any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7388-remote-command-execution-via-java-rmi-interface-in-openedge-adminserver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87023\">command that the attacker wants to execute<\/a> on the target system. This code exploits the eval() function&#8217;s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83948\">execute Python code<\/a> from a string, which in this case, is a command to execute an arbitrary system command.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve with increasingly complex vulnerabilities being identified and exploited. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-3753, has been found in the Robot Operating System (ROS) &#8216;rosbag&#8217; tool. This vulnerability specifically affects ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier versions. It is a serious issue because it allows attackers to execute arbitrary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-76018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76018"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80493,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76018\/revisions\/80493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=76018"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=76018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}