RCE in Universal Robots Polyscope 5

CVE-2026-8153

OS command injection in Dashboard Server interface in Universal Robots PolyScope versions prior to 5.25.1 allows unauthenticated attacker to craft commands that will execute code on the robot's OS.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (86.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-8153: rose from 0.018 to 0.030.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.030 · change: +0.012

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8153?
CVE-2026-8153 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Universal Robots Polyscope 5, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-8153?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.