CVE-2018-19442
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.075 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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).
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
weaknesses
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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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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19442cnnvd
- https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779enisa_euvd
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfnvd
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