Unauthenticated robot control via shared BLE key
Published Jan 23, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025
Hard-coded cryptographic key use in ECOVACS robots allows physically proximate attackers to control devices through BLE GATT messages. The BLE message handler decrypts GATT payloads with a fleet-wide static AES key, allowing forged commands encrypted with that key to be accepted. BLE must be active and the attacker must be within radio range; accepted messages provide unauthorized control of the robot.
Summary
What happened
Hard-coded cryptographic key use in ECOVACS robots allows physically proximate attackers to control devices through BLE GATT messages. The BLE message handler decrypts GATT payloads with a fleet-wide static AES key, allowing forged commands encrypted with that key to be accepted. BLE must be active and the attacker must be within radio range; accepted messages provide unauthorized control of the robot.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12078
- Published
- Jan 23, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-321, T1210
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- HITCON 2024 BLE payload and demonstrationsfunctional · demonstrated
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