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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-4045

TP-Link tapo_c200_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Published Apr 1, 2022 · catalog updated Apr 1, 2022 · TP-Link

Patch now

CVE-2021-4045 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm TP-Link against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
72.38%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor TP-Link tapo_c200_firmware

TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera, on its 1.1.15 firmware version and below, is affected by an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability, present in the uhttpd binary running by default as root. The exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to take full control of the camera. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor TP-Link tapo_c200_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-4045

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-4045 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm TP-Link against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 72.38%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 1, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera, on its 1.1.15 firmware version and below, is affected by an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability, present in the uhttpd binary running by default as root. The exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to take full control of the camera. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Apr 1, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-4045

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-4045

    30-day exploitation probability 72.4%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-4045

    TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera, on its 1.1.15 firmware version and below, is affected by an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability, present in the uhttpd binary running by default as root. The exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to take full control of the camera.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.