Description
An issue was discovered in Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0. The GenerateRobotPassword function of the NeatoCrypto library generates insufficiently random numbers for robot secret_key values used for local and cloud authentication/authorization. If an attacker knows the serial number and is able to estimate the time of first provisioning of a robot, he is able to brute force the generated secret_key of the robot. This is because the entropy of the secret_key exclusively relies on these two values, due to not seeding the random generator and using several constant inputs for secret_key computation. Serial numbers are printed on the packaging and equal the MAC address of the robot.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nj7Jhwn9c
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
4.7
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-330
Status
published
Products (1)
neatorobotics/botvac_connected_firmware
2.2.0
Published
Jan 27, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026