CVE-2020-10290

RVD#1495: Universal Robots URCaps execute with unbounded privileges

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 21, 2020 at 03:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUrxURx

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Universal Robots controller execute URCaps (zip files containing Java-powered applications) without any permission restrictions and a wide API that presents many primitives that can compromise the overall robot operations as demonstrated in our video. In our PoC we demonstrate how a malicious actor could 'cook' a custom URCap that when deployed by the user (intendedly or unintendedly) compromises the system

Affected

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

All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/aliasrobotics/RVD/issues/1495

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-250CWE-269

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