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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-19442 · published 25 April 2019

CVE-2018-19442: Neatorobotics botvac connected firmware memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Neatorobotics · Botvac Connected Firmware

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).

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 7.5% · top 5.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
7.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdf
https://media.ccc.de/v/eh19-157-smart-vacuum-cleaners-as-remote-wiretapping-devices#t=1779 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdf

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-19442), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.