CVE-2026-27509
Unitree Go2 Missing DDS Authentication Enables Adjacent RCE
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Feb 26, 2026
- Updated
- May 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 19, 2026
Description
Unitree Go2 firmware versions V1.1.7 through V1.1.9, and V1.1.11 (EDU) do not implement DDS authentication or authorization for the Eclipse CycloneDDS topic rt/api/programming_actuator/request handled by actuator_manager.py. A network-adjacent, unauthenticated attacker can join DDS domain 0 and publish a crafted message (api_id=1002) containing arbitrary Python, which the robot writes to disk under /unitree/etc/programming/ and binds to a physical controller keybinding. When the keybinding is pressed, the code executes as root and the binding persists across reboots.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Unitree Go2UnitreeRobotics |
|
References
- https://boschko.ca/unitree-go2-rce/technical-descriptionexploit
- https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-go2product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unitree-go2-missing-dds-authentication-enables-adjacent-rcethird-party-advisory
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