# CVE-2020-10267: RVD#1489: Unprotected intelectual property in Universal Robots controller CB 3.1 across firmware versions

> Attackers with network or physical access can retrieve unencrypted intellectual property files from Universal Robots controllers, exposing proprietary logic.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3fh-cx4w-xf4m

## What is CVE-2020-10267?

CVE-2020-10267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Universal Robots UR3, UR5 and UR10, published on 6 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Universal Robots control box CB 3.1 across firmware versions (tested on 1.12.1, 1.12, 1.11 and 1.10) does not encrypt or protect in any way the intellectual property artifacts installed from the UR+ platform of hardware and software components (URCaps). These files (*.urcaps) are stored under '/root/.urcaps' as plain zip files containing all the logic to add functionality to the UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots. This flaw allows attackers with access to the robot or the robot network (while in combination with other flaws) to retrieve and easily exfiltrate all installed intellectual property.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information), CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10267?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Universal-Robots Ur Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-10267?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10267 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-10267 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10267 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Universal Robots UR3, UR5 and UR10

- [CVE-2020-10265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10265/): RVD#1443: UR dashboard server enables unauthenticated remote control of core robot functions (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2020-10264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10264/): RTDE Interface allows unauthenticated reading of robot data and unauthenticated writing of registers and outputs (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10267 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-10267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Universal Robots UR3, UR5 and UR10, published on 6 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10267 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Universal Robots UR3, UR5 and UR10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10267/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10267/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10267
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10267
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10267

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10267/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.