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CVE-2026-34119

Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Leading to Denial-of-Service in TP-Link Tapo C520WS

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.2.4 Build 260326 Rel.24666n
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6 within the HTTP parsing loop when appending segmented request bodies without continuous write‑boundary verification, due to insufficient boundary validation when handling externally supplied HTTP input.  An attacker on the same network segment could trigger heap memory corruption conditions by sending crafted payloads that cause write operations beyond allocated buffer boundaries.  Successful exploitation causes a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition, causing the device’s process to crash or become unresponsive.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • TP-Link Systems Inc. Tapo C520WS v2.6

    fixed in 1.2.4 Build 260326 Rel.24666n

References 3

tp-link.com