CVE-2025-2894 json
Unitree Go1 Robot Dog Backdoor Control Channel
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-8541
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Is CVE-2025-2894 in your stack? Fencer shows which of your repositories are affected as soon as an advisory lands, and opens the fix as a pull request.
Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/MAVProxyUser/YushuTechUnitreeGo1/blob/main/Unitree_report.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- takeonme.org https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-2894/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unitree Go1
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-912 Hidden Functionality
References
-
github.com
/MAVProxyUser/YushuTechUnitreeGo1/blob/main/Unitree_report.pdf
technical-description, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
takeonme.org
/cves/cve-2025-2894/
third-party-advisory, exploit, mitigation
-
x.com
/d0tslash/status/1730989109332607208
related, press/media-coverage
-
github.com
/unitreerobotics/unitree_ros/issues/120
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
axios.com
/2025/04/01/threat-spotlight-backdoor-in-chinese-robots-future-of-cybersecurity
media-coverage, press/media-coverage
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-2894
- NVD CVE-2025-2894
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.