PT-2020-12030 · Micro Air Vehicle · Mavlink

None · Published 2020-07-03 · Updated 2021-12-21 · CVE-2020-10281

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MAVLink protocol (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue affects the Micro Air Vehicle Link (MAVLink) protocol, allowing a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information if they have access to the communication medium. The protocol, by design, does not perform encryption to improve transfer and reception speed and efficiency. This has led to its use in insecure communication channels, exposing sensitive information to remote attackers who can intercept network traffic.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-10281

Affected Products

Mavlink

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10281 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XtbD0ORNkhZ8eKrsbSIZNLyg9sFRXMXbsR2mp37KbIg/edit · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10281 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4847 · Telegram Post