CVE-2018-18638 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 firmware. This flaw allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the ntp field of JSON data sent to the /robot/initialize endpoint. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), exploitation requires high attack complexity but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:neatorobotics:botvac_connected_firmware:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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