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
- Neatorobotics Botvac_85_connected
- Neatorobotics Botvac_85_firmware — versions 1.2.1
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d3_connected
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d3_connected_firmware — versions 2.2.0
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d4_connected
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d4_connected_firmware — versions 2.2.0
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d5_connected
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d5_connected_firmware — versions 2.2.0
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d6_connected
- Neatorobotics Botvac_d6_connected_firmware — versions 2.2.0
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.