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CVE-2018-17178

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17178 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 devices, allowing unauthenticated manual drive commands to be executed if an active session already exists. This affects various Neato Botvac D-series connected models and their firmware. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating an adjacent network attack vector with high attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized control over the device's movement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_d4_connected_firmware:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_d6_connected_firmware:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_d5_connected_firmware:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_d7_connected_firmware:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_d3_connected_firmware:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0067 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,749 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

media.ccc.de / v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleaners
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