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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
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References
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nj7Jhwn9cThird Party Advisory
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ullrich.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nj7Jhwn9cThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified