CVE-2023-41184

TP-Link Tapo C210 ActiveCells Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: May 3, 2024 at 02:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:20 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorTapo C210 FirmwareTapo C210Tapo C210

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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

TP-Link Tapo C210 ActiveCells Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link Tapo C210 IP cameras. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the ActiveCells parameter of the CreateRules and ModifyRules APIs. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-20589.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

tp-link-tapo-c210 (same device)
v < 1.3.6 Build 230426 Rel.48373n
Affected range stops below 1.3.6 Build 230426 Rel.48373n, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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