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FKIE_CVE-2018-17178

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-09-18 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:45
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleanersExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleanersExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
neatorobotics botvac_d4_connected_firmware 2.2.0
neatorobotics botvac_d4_connected -
neatorobotics botvac_d6_connected_firmware 2.2.0
neatorobotics botvac_d6_connected -
neatorobotics botvac_d5_connected_firmware 2.2.0
neatorobotics botvac_d5_connected -
neatorobotics botvac_d7_connected_firmware 2.2.0
neatorobotics botvac_d7_connected -
neatorobotics botvac_d3_connected_firmware 2.2.0
neatorobotics botvac_d3_connected -
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