CVE-2023-50257
Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.7
Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
- Record
CVE-2023-50257- CVSS 3.1
- 9.7 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55071
9.7
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55071- CVSS 3.1
- 9.7 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
9.6
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
- Record
CVE-2023-50257- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.6
Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
- Record
CVE-2023-50257- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-50257
8.1
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50257- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-50257
9.6
eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Even with the application of SROS2, due to the issue where the data (p[UD]) and guid values used to disconnect between nodes are not encrypted, a vulnerability has been discovered where a malicious attacker can forcibly disconnect a Subscriber and can deny a Subscriber attempting to connect. Afterwards, if the attacker sends the packet for disconnecting, which is data (p[UD]), to the Global Data Space (239.255.0.1:7400) using the said Publisher ID, all the Subscribers (Listeners) connected to the Publisher (Talker) will not receive any data and their connection will be disconnected. Moreover, if this disconnection packet is sent continuously, the Subscribers (Listeners) trying to connect will not be able to do so. Since the initial commit of the SecurityManager.cpp code (init, on_process_handshake) on Nov 8, 2016, the Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 has been present prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50257- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
fastddsDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.1+ds-12.10.1+ds-22.10.1+ds-32.11.2+ds-12.11.2+ds-2 Show 27 moreShow less2.11.2+ds-32.11.2+ds-42.11.2+ds-52.11.2+ds-62.11.2+ds-6.12.11.2+ds-6.1~exp12.14.0+ds-12.14.0+ds-22.14.0+ds-32.14.0+ds-42.14.1+ds-12.14.2+ds-12.14.3+ds-12.9.1+ds-12.9.1+ds-1+deb12u12.9.1+ds-1+deb12u23.0.0+ds-13.0.0+ds-23.0.0+ds-33.0.1+ds-13.1.0+ds-13.1.0+ds-23.1.2+ds-13.3.0+ds-13.3.0+ds-23.3.0+ds-33.6.1+ds-1 |
None known |
fastddsDebian:13 |
before 2.14.0+ds-2 | 2.14.0+ds-2 |
fastddsUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.0+ds-92.4.1+ds-12.5.0+ds-32.5.0+ds-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
fastddsUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.1+ds-32.11.2+ds-62.11.2+ds-6ubuntu12.11.2+ds-6.1build22.11.2+ds-6.1build3 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Jminis/CVE-2023-50257 | 2025-04-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50257 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.7) in Eprosima Fast Dds, published February 19, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in fastdds 2.14.0+ds-2.
References
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/security/advisories/GHSA-v5r6-8mvh-cp98
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/072cbc9d6a71d869a5cbed1873c0cdd6cf67cda4
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/e1869863c06db7fbb366ae53760fbe6e754be026
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/f07a0213e655202188840b864be4438ae1067a13
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/f2e5ceae8fbea0a6c9445a366faaca0b98a8ef86
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50257.json