CVE-2020-10279 | RVD#2569: Insecure operating system defaults in MiR robots

MiR robot controllers (central computation unit) makes use of Ubuntu 16.04.2 an operating system, Thought for desktop uses, this operating system presents insecure defaults for robots. These insecurities include a way for users to escalate their access beyond what they were granted via file creation, access race conditions, insecure home directory configurations and defaults that facilitate Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

Published: 2020-06-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10279 is rated Moderate Risk (56.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10279

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.20% 0.29% +0.09%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.20% -0.68%
3 2022-04-01 0.89%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-10279

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 6.0 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-10279

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-10279

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aliasrobotics mir100_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:aliasrobotics:mir100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aliasrobotics mir200_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:aliasrobotics:mir200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aliasrobotics mir250_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:aliasrobotics:mir250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aliasrobotics mir500_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:aliasrobotics:mir500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aliasrobotics mir1000_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:aliasrobotics:mir1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mobile-industrial-robotics er200_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:mobile-industrial-robotics:er200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enabled-robotics er-lite_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:enabled-robotics:er-lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enabled-robotics er-flex_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:enabled-robotics:er-flex_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enabled-robotics er-one_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:enabled-robotics:er-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
uvd-robots uvd_robots_firmware <= 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:uvd-robots:uvd_robots_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-10279

URL Tags
https://github.com/aliasrobotics/RVD/issues/2569 Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence