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TI-2024-20712 Aliases CVE-2024-31340GHSA-hpp5-56vf-wwqg

Improper certificate validation in TP-Link Tether

Priority LOW 21CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

TP-Link Tether versions prior to 4.5.13 and TP-Link Tapo versions prior to 3.3.6 do not properly validate certificates, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00217 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed TP-Link Tether (TP-Link ): 4.5.13TP-Link Tapo (TP-Link ): 3.3.6

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-LinkTP-Link Tetherbefore 4.5.134.5.13Patch availableCNA
TP-LinkTP-Link Tapobefore 3.3.63.3.6Patch availableCNA
  • TP-Link Tether VendorTP-Link Affected before 4.5.13 Fixed in 4.5.13 Patch available CNA
  • TP-Link Tapo VendorTP-Link Affected before 3.3.6 Fixed in 3.3.6 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA TP-Link Tether (TP-Link ) Fixed in 4.5.13
  • Fix · CNA TP-Link Tapo (TP-Link ) Fixed in 3.3.6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31340
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpp5-56vf-wwqg

References

Other 3

  • TI-2023-16571 TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-01313 Command injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-14907 TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-08589 Authenticated RCE via Parental Control command injection KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2015-02672 Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27456 Authentication bypass by spoofing in TP-Link TL-WR841N KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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