CVE-2018-19442
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.5% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
A Buffer Overflow in Network::AuthenticationClient::VerifySignature in /bin/astro in Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted POST request to a vendors/neato/robots/[robot_serial]/messages Neato cloud URI on the nucleo.neatocloud.com web site (port 4443).
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.54% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-04-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| neatorobotics | botvac connected |
| neatorobotics | botvac connected firmware |
References
- https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdf
- https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdf
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