What is CVE-2020-16168?

CVE-2020-16168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Robotemi Temi, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-16168?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Robotemi Temi

CVE-2020-16168

Origin Validation Error in temi Robox OS prior to 120, temi Android app up to 1.3.7931 allows remote attackers to access the REST API and MQTT broker used by the temi and send it custom data/requests via unspecified vectors.

Published 2020-08-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-346 — Origin Validation Error

References

www.robotemi.com/software-updates/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/call-an-exorcist-my-robots-possess… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16168?: CVE-2020-16168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Robotemi Temi, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-16168?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.