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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-17176 · published 18 September 2018

CVE-2018-17176: Neatorobotics botvac d4 connected firmware authentication bypass by capture-replay vulnerability

Neatorobotics · Botvac D4 Connected Firmware

A replay issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 devices. Manual control mode requires authentication, but once recorded, the authentication (always transmitted in cleartext) can be replayed to /bin/webserver on port 8081. There are no nonces, and timestamps are not checked at all.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.0% · top 38.7% CWE-294 · Authentication bypass by capture-replay
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A replay issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 devices. Manual control mode requires authentication, but once recorded, the authentication (always transmitted in cleartext) can be replayed to /bin/webserver on port 8081. There are no nonces, and timestamps are not checked at all.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleaners ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://media.ccc.de/v/2018-124-pinky-brain-are-taking-over-the-world-with-vacuum-cleaners ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-17176), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.