CVE-2020-10281

RVD#3315: Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in MAVLink protocol version 1.0 and 2.0

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2020 at 02:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMicro Air Vehicle Link

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

This vulnerability applies to the Micro Air Vehicle Link (MAVLink) protocol and allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information provided it has access to the communication medium. MAVLink is a header-based protocol that does not perform encryption to improve transfer (and reception speed) and efficiency by design. The increasing popularity of the protocol (used accross different autopilots) has led to its use in wired and wireless mediums through insecure communication channels exposing sensitive information to a remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319

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