Anti-theft bypass via plaintext PIN storage
Published Jan 23, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025
Cleartext PIN storage in ECOVACS Goat G1 lawnmowers allows physically proximate attackers to recover the anti-theft PIN. The anti-theft control runs in the system-on-chip and saves the PIN as plaintext on the robot filesystem, allowing extraction from a stolen unit. Physical possession and filesystem access are required; the recovered PIN permits the anti-theft lock to be reset.
Summary
What happened
Cleartext PIN storage in ECOVACS Goat G1 lawnmowers allows physically proximate attackers to recover the anti-theft PIN. The anti-theft control runs in the system-on-chip and saves the PIN as plaintext on the robot filesystem, allowing extraction from a stolen unit. Physical possession and filesystem access are required; the recovered PIN permits the anti-theft lock to be reset.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12079
- Published
- Jan 23, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-312, CAPEC-37, T1005
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Public exploit references
- Goat G1 plaintext PIN extraction demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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