High severity · published Feb 26, 2026
CVE-2026-27509
Unitree Go2 Missing DDS Authentication Enables Adjacent RCE
8.0
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UG
Unitree Go2 · UnitreeRobotics
1.1.7 through 1.1.9; 1.1.11 · source: vendor
GE
Go2 Edu Firmware · Unitree
1.1.11 · source: NVD
GF
Go2 Firmware · Unitree
1.1.7 through 1.1.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27509
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27509
Exploit
https://boschko.ca/unitree-go2-rce/
Product
https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-go2
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unitree-go2-missing-dds-authentication-enables-adjacent-rce
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