CVE-2020-10268 RVD#2550: Terminate Critical Services in KUKA controller KR C4
An attacker with local access can terminate critical services via Task Manager, halting the robot and requiring costly recalibration by a technician.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10268?
CVE-2020-10268 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in KUKA Roboter GmbH KR3R540, KRC4, KSS8.5.7HF1, Win7_Embedded, published on 16 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Critical services for operation can be terminated from windows task manager, bringing the manipulator to a halt. After this a Re-Calibration of the brakes needs to be performed. Be noted that this only can be accomplished either by a Kuka technician or by Kuka issued calibration hardware that interfaces with the manipulator furthering the delay and increasing operational costs.
Weakness: CWE-749
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10268?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kuka Kr C4 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-10268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in KUKA Roboter GmbH KR3R540, KRC4, KSS8.5.7HF1, Win7_Embedded
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6783-g3gc-77m3.