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. The catalogue records confirmed public exploitation. Absence from it does not establish 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.