Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability exposes a MiR robot’s ROS control framework on network interfaces. If reachable, an unauthenticated network actor could interfere with robot logic and potentially control the robot. The CVSS score is 10.0, but the provided sources do not show known active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for any facility using affected MiR robots on shared, exposed, or weakly secured networks. The business risk is physical process disruption and potential robot misuse, even though active exploitation is not evidenced here.
Technical view
CVE-2020-10271 is a CWE-668 exposure issue in Mobile Industrial Robots MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and before. ROS computational graph services are exposed on wired and wireless interfaces due to insecure setup. Sources state access can allow interaction with ROS logic and complete robot control.
Likely exposure
Highest concern is MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and earlier with reachable wired ports or poorly secured wireless access. The description also mentions MiR200 and other MiR robots, but the structured affected list only names MiR100.
Exploitation context
The record is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided bundle. Sources describe network-reachable, unauthenticated exposure with low attack complexity, but they do not provide evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The core issue is ROS exposure across network interfaces, not a memory-corruption bug. Evidence supports severe impact if reachable, especially combined with other MiR flaws such as CVE-2020-10269. Affected-product scope beyond MiR100 is not fully structured in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory MiR robots and firmware versions, prioritizing MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and earlier.
- Restrict robot ROS interfaces from untrusted wired and wireless networks.
- Review vendor and RVD guidance for ROS configuration hardening or custom patches.
- Segment robot networks and limit access to trusted operators and management systems.
- Treat weak wireless security around robot networks as a priority exposure path.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ROS computational graph services bind to all interfaces.
- Verify robot management networks are isolated from guest, corporate, and open wired networks.
- Check wireless access controls protecting robot networks.
- Confirm deployed MiR100 units are newer than v2.8.1.1 or mitigated.
- Document any MiR200 or other MiR models separately due incomplete affected-product evidence.
Public sources used
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/aliasrobotics/RVD/issues/2555CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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