CVE-2018-17177

LOW
2.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC
12 products affected across 1 vendorBotvac D6 Connected FirmwareBotvac D7 Connected FirmwareBotvac D4 Connected Firmware

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Severity
LOW2.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

neatorobotics-botvac-85-connected (same device)
neatorobotics-botvac-d3-connected (same device)
neatorobotics-botvac-d4-connected (same device)
neatorobotics-botvac-d5-connected (same device)
neatorobotics-botvac-d6-connected (same device)
neatorobotics-botvac-d7-connected (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleaners

CVSS

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-326

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