CVE-2020-10278

Physical boot-order manipulation via BIOS

Published Jun 24, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Improper access control in MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and earlier allows attackers to modify BIOS boot order via physical access. The BIOS onboard MiR computer ships without a password, allowing an operator at the robot to change boot settings and select a live operating-system image. Physical access is required; successful manipulation can interrupt normal boot and permit loading an alternate image, with integrity and availability impact.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.97%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in MiR100 v2.8.1.1 and earlier allows attackers to modify BIOS boot order via physical access. The BIOS onboard MiR computer ships without a password, allowing an operator at the robot to change boot settings and select a live operating-system image. Physical access is required; successful manipulation can interrupt normal boot and permit loading an alternate image, with integrity and availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-10278
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Mobile Industrial Robots A/S
Product
MiR100
Classifications
CWE-284, CWE-287, T1542.001
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v2.8.1.1 and before

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Mobile Industrial Robots A/S · MiR100version=v2.8.1.1 and before

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.1Alias Robotics CNACVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1542.001System Firmware

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