Industrial robots targeted by malware, which could open them up to hacking


A critical command injection vulnerability has been discovered in Universal Robots PolyScope 5, the operating system whucg powers the company’s collaborative robots.

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8153, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and affects all software versions prior to PolyScope 5.25.1.

This vulnerability could lead to complete compromise of the robot controller, affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the entire system

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Source:  TechRadar News


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