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Efosa Udinmwen

Calm down everyone - Unitree's recently discovered exploit will absolutely, definitely not give rise to the first robot-to-robot viral infection using Bluetooth

Google Gemini Robotics.
  • UniPwn exploits Unitree robots, allowing remote root access via network services
  • The vulnerability combines hardcoded keys, weak handshakes, and unsafe command execution
  • Compromised devices could attempt lateral movement across nearby robots over wireless links

Security researchers Bin4ry and d0tslash have published a write-up on GitHub about an exploit named "UniPwn" which affects multiple Unitree product lines.

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