CVE-2020-10287
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe IRC5 family with UAS service enabled comes by default with credentials that can be found on publicly available manuals. ABB considers this a well documented functionality that helps customer set up however, out of our research, we found multiple production systems running these exact default credentials and consider thereby this an exposure that should be mitigated. Moreover, future deployments should consider that these defaults should be forbidden (user should be forced to change them).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe ABB IRC5 robot controller's UAS (User Authorization System) service is shipped with default credentials that are publicly documented in manuals. Attackers with knowledge of these default credentials can authenticate to affected IRC5 controllers and gain full control of the industrial robot system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ABB IRC5 or IRB140 controllers in the environmentInventory network devices or check robot controller model via System Information panel on the FlexPendant pendant or via RobotStudio software connected to the controllerAffected if ABB IRC5 controller or IRB140 robot is present in the environment
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Verify if UAS (User Authorization System) is enabledOn the FlexPendant, navigate to System Settings > Security > User Authorization to check if UAS is turned on. Alternatively, check the controller's configuration file or access via RobotStudio System Configuration > SecurityAffected if UAS is enabled and configured on the controller
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Check whether default credentials are still in useReview the UAS user accounts configured in Security > Users. Compare usernames and passwords against publicly available ABB manual documentation which lists default accounts such as 'service' and 'administrator' with their default passwordsAffected if Default factory usernames and passwords have not been changed since deployment
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Review network accessibility of the UAS serviceCheck firewall rules or network segmentation to determine if port 80/443 on the controller is exposed to untrusted networks. Use network scanning to identify exposed IRC5 controller web interfacesAffected if The controller web interface or UAS service is accessible from untrusted network segments or the internet
The environment is affected if an ABB IRC5 or IRB140 controller with UAS enabled uses default credentials, particularly if the controller is network-accessible to untrusted users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately change default credentials on all IRC5 controllers with UAS enabled and enforce password complexity rules; consider disabling UAS if not required in production environments.
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