CVE-2021-4045
TP-Link
- Published
- 10 March 2022
- Last modified
- 17 June 2026
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Severity
- critical
- EPSS
- 72.4% (99th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Exploitation
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. That is an absence of confirmed public exploitation, not evidence that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 72.4% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, placing it in the top decile of all scored CVEs.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapo C200 | TP-Link | unknown | 1.0.12, 1.0.13, 1.0.17, 1.0.5 +24 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit
- https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability third-party
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit
- https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability third-party
Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.