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CVE-2021-4045

77
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-4045 is an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting TP-Link Tapo C200 IP cameras running firmware version 1.1.15 and below. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows an attacker to gain full control of the camera without authentication due to a vulnerability in the root-privileged uhttpd binary. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-51017) confirms exploit code availability, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including its use in the Beastmode botnet.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.15, <= 1.15CPE match
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
72.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-51017 · Sep 23, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7238 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
incibe-cert.es / en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
Third Party Advisory