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TI-2023-17814 Aliases CVE-2023-35717GHSA-835r-f6jf-2vw3

Weak password recovery in TP-Link Tapo C210

Priority LOW 39CWE-640Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.

Summary

TP-Link Tapo C210 Password Recovery Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of TP-Link Tapo C210 IP cameras. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the password recovery mechanism. The issue results from reliance upon the secrecy of the password derivation algorithm when generating a recovery password. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. . Was ZDI-CAN-20484.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0062 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TP-LinkTapo C2101.3.0 Build 220830 Rel.69909n (release 2022-09-22)—No fix listedCNA
  • Tapo C210 VendorTP-Link Affected 1.3.0 Build 220830 Rel.69909n (release 2022-09-22) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c210_firmware:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c210:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*v2Running onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c210_firmware:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c210:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v2 Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35717
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-835r-f6jf-2vw3

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-21793 Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Tapo C210 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0

Sources

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