CVE-2026-27509

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.

CVSS v3 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://boschko.ca/unitree-go2-rce/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-go2	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unitree-go2-missing-dds-authentication-enables-adjacent-rce	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:unitree:go2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:unitree:go2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:unitree:go2_edu_firmware:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:unitree:go2_edu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-26 20:31

Updated : 2026-03-12 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-27509

Mitre link : CVE-2026-27509

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-27509

JSON object : View

Products Affected

unitree

go2_edu_firmware
go2
go2_firmware
go2_edu

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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