What is CVE-2022-41505?

CVE-2022-41505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C200 V1, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-41505?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-41505 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in TP-Link Tapo C200 V1

CVE-2022-41505

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41505?: CVE-2022-41505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C200 V1, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-41505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-41505 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.