CVE-2020-10266 RVD#1487: No integrity checks on UR+ platform artifacts when installed in the robot
Attackers can install malicious components on Universal Robots due to missing integrity checks, enabling code execution via supply chain attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10266?
CVE-2020-10266 is a high-severity vulnerability in Universal Robots URx, published on 6 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
UR+ (Universal Robots+) is a platform of hardware and software component sellers, for Universal Robots robots. When installing any of these components in the robots (e.g. in the UR10), no integrity checks are performed. Moreover, the SDK for making such components can be easily obtained from Universal Robots. An attacker could exploit this flaw by crafting a custom component with the SDK, performing Person-In-The-Middle attacks (PITM) and shipping the maliciously-crafted component on demand.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Universal-Robots Ur\+.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-10266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqxh-p7r4-xgw7.