CVE-2021-4045
TP-LINK Tapo C200 remote code execution vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
TP-LINK Tapo C200 remote code execution vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-4045- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33942
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-33942- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-574v-3xxh-gwh5
TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera, on its 1.1.15 firmware version and below, is affected by an...
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.
- Record
GHSA-574v-3xxh-gwh5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-4045- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | TP-Link Tapo c200 1.1.15 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2022-09-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | 0xbinder/CVE-2021-4045 | 2023-12-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | 234329a423853/CVE-2021-4045 | 2025-12-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | DorskFR/tapodate | 2025-03-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | hacefresko/CVE-2021-4045 | 2021-11-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | jeffbezosispogg/CVE-2021-4045 | 2022-10-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | kaleth4/CVE-2021-4045 | 2026-06-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-4045 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Tp-link Tapo C200, published March 7, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.