RVD#1495: Universal Robots URCaps execute with unbounded privileges
Priority LOW 30CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Robots | URx | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- URx VendorUniversal Robots Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78r6-6wpw-grwr
References
More Universal Robots vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07181 Command injection in Dashboard Server interface CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07522 Missing authentication in Universal Robots Robot Controllers Version CB 3.1, SW Version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07520 Hard-coded credentials in Universal Robots Robot Controller version CB 3.1, SW Version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08272 RVD#1443: UR dashboard server enables unauthenticated remote control of core robot functions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2020-08271 RTDE Interface allows unauthenticated reading of robot data and unauthenticated writing of registers and outputs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-08273 RVD#1487: No integrity checks on UR+ platform artifacts when installed in the robot CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-10290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78r6-6wpw-grwr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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