Is CVE-2020-10282 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-10282 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-10282 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-10282 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-10282?

CVE-2020-10282 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-10282

CWE-306Published: July 3, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Micro Air Vehicle Link (MAVLink) protocol presents no authentication mechanism on its version 1.0 (nor authorization) whichs leads to a variety of attacks including identity spoofing, unauthorized access, PITM attacks and more. According to literature, version 2.0 optionally allows for package signing which mitigates this flaw. Another source mentions that MAVLink 2.0 only provides a simple authentication system based on HMAC. This implies that the flying system overall should add the same symmetric key into all devices of network. If not the case, this may cause a security issue, that if one of the devices and its symmetric key are compromised, the whole authentication system is not reliable.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-10282 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.