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CVE-2021-4045 Public exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 72.4%

TP-LINK Tapo C200 remote code execution vulnerability

TP-Link · Tapo C200

Summary

The TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera contains an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in its uhttpd binary, which runs by default as root, affecting firmware versions 1.1.15 and below. An attacker who can reach the camera over the network can exploit it without credentials or user interaction to gain full control of the device.

Official description · CVE.org

TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera, on its 1.1.15 firmware version and below, is affected by an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability, present in the uhttpd binary running by default as root. The exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to take full control of the camera.

Breakdown
69.0 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

First seen exploited 25 days after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) was available 4 months before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub4 mo before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+25 days

techniques

No techniques linked

No ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.

What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 9 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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