CVE-2025-10991
Root Access via UART
The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability requires the attacker to have the physical access to the device.
This issue affects Tapo D230S1 V1.20: before 1.2.2 Build 20250907.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- 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
Root Access via UART
The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability requires the attacker to have the physical access to the device.
This issue affects Tapo D230S1 V1.20: before 1.2.2 Build 20250907.
- Record
CVE-2025-10991- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-31665
The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability requires the attacker to have the physical access to the device.
This issue affects Tapo D230S1 V1.20: before 1.2.2 Build 20250907.
- Record
EUVD-2025-31665- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8gv-m6q2-jj9p
The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability...
The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability requires the attacker to have the physical access to the device.
This issue affects Tapo D230S1 V1.20: before 1.2.2 Build 20250907.
- Record
GHSA-w8gv-m6q2-jj9p- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability requires the attacker to have the physical access to the device.
This issue affects Tapo D230S1 V1.20: before 1.2.2 Build 20250907.
- Record
CVE-2025-10991- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-10991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Tp-link Systems Inc. Tapo D230s1 V1.20, published September 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.