CVE-2018-17178

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC
10 products affected across 1 vendorBotvac D6 Connected FirmwareBotvac D7 Connected FirmwareBotvac D4 Connected Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

An issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 devices. They execute unauthenticated manual drive commands (sent to /bin/webserver on port 8081) if they already have an active session. Commands like forward, back, arc-left, arc-right, pivot-left, and pivot-right are executed even though the web socket replies with { "message" : "invalid authorization header" }. Without an active session, commands are still interpreted, but (except for eco-on and eco-off) have no effect, since without active driving, a driving direction does not change anything.

Affected

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

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
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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