Vulnerability in Neatorobotics Botvac 85 Connected

CVE-2018-17177

An issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 and Botvac 85 1.2.1 devices. Static encryption is used for the copying of so-called "black box" logs (event logs and core dumps) to a USB stick. These logs are RC4-encrypted with a 9-character password of *^JEd4W!I that is obfuscated by hiding it within a custom /bin/rc4_crypt binary.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17177?
CVE-2018-17177 is a low-severity vulnerability in Neatorobotics Botvac 85 Connected, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2018-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-17177?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17177 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.