Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by AHA
CVE-2025-2894Unitree Go1 Robot Dog Backdoor Control Channel
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Go1 from Unitree. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Go1 also known as "The World's First Intelligence Bionic Quadruped Robot Companion of Consumer Level," contains an undocumented backdoor that can enable the manufacturer, and anyone in possession of the correct API key, complete remote control over the affected robotic device using the CloudSail remote access service.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-912 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/MAVProxyUser/YushuTechUnitreeGo1/blob/main/Unitree_report.pdf technical-description
- https://x.com/d0tslash/status/1730989109332607208 related
- https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_ros/issues/120 issue-tracking
- https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-2894/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/threat-spotlight-backdoor-in-chinese-robots-future-of-cybersecurity media-coverage