CVE-2018-19441
lowpriority · track · 19OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0. The GenerateRobotPassword function of the NeatoCrypto library generates insufficiently random numbers for robot secret_key values used for local and cloud authentication/authorization. If an attacker knows the serial number and is able to estimate the time of first provisioning of a robot, he is able to brute force the generated secret_key of the robot. This is because the entropy of the secret_key exclusively relies on these two values, due to not seeding the random generator and using several constant inputs for secret_key computation. Serial numbers are printed on the packaging and equal the MAC address of the robot.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–4.7
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affected products (2)
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- neatorobotics botvac connected firmware= 2.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_connected_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19441cnnvd
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nj7Jhwn9ccnnvd
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nj7Jhwn9cenisa_euvd
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nj7Jhwn9cThird Party Advisorynvd
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