CVE-2018-8866 Command injection in VGo Robot

High 8.8 Published 9 May 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker on an adjacent network can execute arbitrary commands on the Vecna VGo Robot, potentially compromising the device.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-8866?

CVE-2018-8866 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in ICS-CERT VGo Robot, published on 9 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Vecna VGo Robot versions prior to 3.0.3.52164, an attacker on an adjacent network could perform command injection.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8866?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vecna Vgo Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8866?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-8866 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8866 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p6r7-2v5p-pw95.