Vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C500 V1 Wi-Fi Camera

CVE-2025-1099

This vulnerability exists in Tapo C500 Wi-Fi camera due to hard-coded RSA private key embedded within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to obtain cryptographic private keys which can then be used to perform impersonation, data decryption and man in the middle attacks on the targeted device.

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EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-1099: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1099?
CVE-2025-1099 is a vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C500 V1 Wi-Fi Camera, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. Published 2025-02-10.
Is CVE-2025-1099 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.