CVE-2020-10277: There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extrac

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-10277?

mir100 firmware: upgrade to newer than 2.8.1.1; mir200 firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; mir250 firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2020-10277 being exploited?

CVE-2020-10277 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2020-10277 affect?

CVE-2020-10277 affects mir100 firmware, mir200 firmware, mir250 firmware. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extraction of sensible files (such as the shadow file) or privilege escalation by manually adding a new user with sudo privileges on the

Q: How urgent is CVE-2020-10277?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADEMITIGATEMITIGATE

CVE-2020-10277 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting mir100 firmware, mir200 firmware, mir250 firmware. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extraction of sensible files (such as the shadow file) or privilege escalation by manually adding a new user with sudo privileges on the machine.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Physical
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 69%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-656
Published	2020-06-24
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Alias Robotics S.L. · Vendor: easyrobotics · mobile-industrial-robots

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-06-24 05:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:47 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mobile-industrial-robots mir100 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: <= 2.8.1.1

Fixed in: newer than 2.8.1.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

mobile-industrial-robots mir200 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

mobile-industrial-robots mir250 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

mobile-industrial-robots mir500 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

mobile-industrial-robots mir1000 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

easyrobotics er200 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-10277?

mir100 firmware: upgrade to newer than 2.8.1.1; mir200 firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; mir250 firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-10277 being exploited?

CVE-2020-10277 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-10277 affect?

CVE-2020-10277 affects mir100 firmware, mir200 firmware, mir250 firmware. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extraction of sensible files (such as the shadow file) or privilege escalation by manually adding a new user with sudo privileges on the

How urgent is CVE-2020-10277?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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