CVE-2024-12079 ECOVACS lawnmowers cleartext storage of anti-theft PIN
Attackers can extract the anti-theft PIN from the device filesystem to bypass security mechanisms on ECOVACS robot lawnmowers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12079?
CVE-2024-12079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ECOVACS Unspecified robots, published on 23 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ECOVACS robot lawnmowers store the anti-theft PIN in cleartext on the device filesystem. An attacker can steal a lawnmower, read the PIN, and reset the anti-theft mechanism.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12079?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Ecovacs Airbot Andy Firmware, Ecovacs Airbot Ava Firmware, Ecovacs Airbot Z1 Firmware, Ecovacs Deebot 900 Firmware, Ecovacs Deebot N10 Firmware, Ecovacs Deebot N8 Firmware and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12079 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12079 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in ECOVACS Unspecified robots
- CVE-2024-52331 ECOVACS lawnmowers and vacuums deterministic firmware encryption key
- CVE-2024-11147 ECOVACS lawnmowers and vacuums deterministic root password
- CVE-2024-12078 ECOVACS lawnmowers and vacuums static BLE GATT encryption key
- CVE-2024-52328 ECOVACS lawnmowers and vacuums insecurely store audio warning files
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrcf-c92m-949r.