CVE-2018-17177
An issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 and Botvac 85 1.2.1 devices.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-326
- Affected
- neatorobotics/botvac d4 connected firmware · neatorobotics/botvac d6 connected firmware · neatorobotics/botvac d5 connected firmware · neatorobotics/botvac d7 connected firmware · neatorobotics/botvac d3 connected firmware · neatorobotics/botvac 85 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleanersExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleanersExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.