CVE-2022-41505
TP-Link
- Published
- 23 January 2023
- Last modified
- 17 June 2026
- CVSS
- 6.4 v3.1
- Severity
- medium
- EPSS
- 0.4% (33th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
An access control issue on TP-LInk Tapo C200 V1 devices allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root access by connecting to the UART pins, interrupting the boot process, and setting an init=/bin/sh value.
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 0.4% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapo C200 V1 | TP-Link | unknown | — |
References
- https://github.com/hemant70072/Access-control-issue-in-TP-Link-Tapo-C200-V1. exploit
- https://github.com/hemant70072/Access-control-issue-in-TP-Link-Tapo-C200-V1. exploit
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.