Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes MiR industrial robots exposing ROS control plumbing without authentication. Anyone already on the robot’s internal wired or wireless network could potentially take control of robot behavior. The record rates this as CVSS 10.0, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation or a specific vendor patch.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for environments using MiR robots in production. The business risk is unauthorized robot control, potentially affecting safety, uptime, and facility operations. Priority depends on whether robot networks are isolated and whether affected versions are present.
Technical view
CVE-2020-10272 is a CWE-306 missing-authentication issue in the ROS computational graph used by Mobile Industrial Robots. The bundle lists MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and before as affected, while the description also references MiR200 and other MiR robots. Network access is the stated prerequisite, with no privileges or user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in facilities running affected MiR robots where robot control networks are reachable from general internal, wireless, contractor, or maintenance networks. The strongest version evidence in the bundle is MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and earlier.
Exploitation context
The sources state an attacker with access to internal wired or wireless networks could take control. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. The record notes chaining with CVE-2020-10269 and CVE-2020-10271 increases control impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is strong for the vulnerability class and CVSS severity, but incomplete for remediation and full affected-version coverage. The bundle lists MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and before; broader product claims appear in the description but need vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Check Mobile Industrial Robots guidance for supported firmware fixes or compensating controls.
- Restrict access to robot wired and wireless networks to authorized systems only.
- Separate robot control networks from corporate, guest, and contractor networks.
- Assess related CVEs CVE-2020-10269 and CVE-2020-10271 together.
- Prioritize affected robot review where physical safety or operations depend on MiR robots.
Validation and detection
- Inventory MiR robots and record exact model and software version.
- Confirm whether any MiR100 units run v2.8.1.1 or earlier.
- Review whether robot ROS/control services are reachable from non-control network segments.
- Check wireless access controls for robot internal networks.
- Document whether related CVEs are present on the same robots.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-306: Credential and account abuse lookup
Authentication and credential weaknesses can make valid-account abuse and credential telemetry useful review starting points. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2020-10272 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- 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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
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/2554CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.