Command injection in Dashboard Server interface
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
OS command injection in Dashboard Server interface in Universal Robots PolyScope versions prior to 5.25.1 allows unauthenticated attacker to craft commands that will execute code on the robot's OS.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02852 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PolyScope 5 (Universal Robots): 5.25.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Robots | PolyScope 5 | before 5.25.1 | 5.25.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- PolyScope 5 VendorUniversal Robots Affected before 5.25.1 Fixed in 5.25.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PolyScope 5 (Universal Robots) Fixed in 5.25.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8153
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pprv-j56w-x96f
References
More Universal Robots vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2020-08274 RVD#1489: Unprotected intelectual property in Universal Robots controller CB 3.1 across firmware versions CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-8153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pprv-j56w-x96f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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