A Buffer Overflow in Network::AuthenticationClient::VerifySignature in /bin/astro in Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows a remote attacker…

published 2019-04-25 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-11133

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.5%; EPSS 7.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

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).

Exploit prediction

7.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

media.ccc.de https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

media.ccc.de /v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779
exploit, third-party-advisory
usenix.org /system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdf

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-19442
NVD CVE-2018-19442

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Summary