CVE-2018-18638
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows...
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2018-18638- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2018-18638- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10354 No score
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10354- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96cj-c95w-hg9m
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows...
A command injection vulnerability in the setup API in the Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 allows network attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntp field within JSON data to the /robot/initialize endpoint.
- Record
GHSA-96cj-c95w-hg9m- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-18638 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Neatorobotics Botvac Connected Firmware, published October 24, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.