# CVE-2025-2894: Unitree Go1 Robot Dog Backdoor Control Channel

> An undocumented backdoor allows remote control of the Unitree Go1 robot dog via a hardcoded API key, enabling unauthorized access and control.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-23cv-w96c-877f

## What is CVE-2025-2894?

CVE-2025-2894 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unitree Go1, published on 28 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Go1 also known as "The World's First Intelligence Bionic Quadruped Robot Companion of Consumer Level," contains an undocumented backdoor that can enable the manufacturer, and anyone in possession of the correct API key, complete remote control over the affected robotic device using the CloudSail remote access service.

Weakness: CWE-912 (Hidden Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2894?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Unitree Go1 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-2894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-2894 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-2894 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unitree Go1

- [CVE-2025-45466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45466/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-45467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45467/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-2894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-2894 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unitree Go1, published on 28 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-2894 exists.

Affected product: Unitree Go1. 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-2025-2894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2894/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2894

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2894/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.