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CVE-2025-1099

Information Disclosure Vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C500 Wi-Fi Camera

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

The TP-Link Tapo C500 V1 and V2 are a pan-and-tilt outdoor Wi-Fi security cameras designed for comprehensive surveillance. 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.

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.

*Credits: This vulnerability is reported by Shravan Singh from Mumbai, India
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
High
None
Integrity
High
None
Availability
High
None
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-02-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-02-10 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-02-14 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
TP-Link
Search vendor "TP-Link"
 Tapo C500 V1 Wi-Fi Camera
Search vendor "TP-Link" for product "Tapo C500 V1 Wi-Fi Camera"
 <= 1.1.4
Search vendor "TP-Link" for product "Tapo C500 V1 Wi-Fi Camera" and version " <= 1.1.4"
en
Affected
TP-Link
Search vendor "TP-Link"
 Tapo C500 V2 Wi-Fi Camera
Search vendor "TP-Link" for product "Tapo C500 V2 Wi-Fi Camera"
 <= 1.0.2
Search vendor "TP-Link" for product "Tapo C500 V2 Wi-Fi Camera" and version " <= 1.0.2"
en
Affected