{"id":"CVE-2018-18638","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-18638","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:38:38.749Z","title":"A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.","description":"A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.","published":"2018-10-24T22:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:47:37.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["neatorobotics/botvac connected firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.02832,"percentile":0.86557,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/about-us/newsroom-and-events/blog/2018/march/security-in-a-vacuum-hacking-the-neato-botvac-connected-part-1/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/about-us/newsroom-and-events/blog/2018/march/security-in-a-vacuum-hacking-the-neato-botvac-connected-part-1/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18638","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}