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CVE-2026-0918VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-0918: TP-Link Systems Tapo C220 v1 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Affects TP-Link Systems Tapo C220 v1Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 1.4.2 Build 251112 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 53% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.4.2 Build 251112, 1.2.3 Build 251114, 1.4.3 Build 251128
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Tapo to 1.4.2 Build 251112 (C220 v1) or 1.2.3 Build 251114 (C520WS v2) or 1.4.3 Build 251128 (C100 v5).

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
TP-Link Systems Inc.Tapo C220 v1Affected
  • =0
Fixed in
  • 1.4.2 Build 251112
TP-Link Systems Inc.Tapo C520WS v2Affected
  • =0
Fixed in
  • 1.2.3 Build 251114
TP-Link Systems Inc.Tapo C100 v5Affected
  • =0
Fixed in
  • 1.4.3 Build 251128

AI-suggested

Until a patch or official fix is available, mitigate by restricting network access to the affected devices' HTTP service from untrusted sources to prevent unauthenticated attackers from sending malicious POST requests.

Description

The Tapo C100 v5, C220 v1 and C520WS v2 cameras’ HTTP service does not safely handle POST requests containing an excessively large Content-Length header. The resulting failed memory allocation triggers a NULL pointer dereference, causing the main service process to crash. An unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly crash the service, causing temporary denial of service. The device restarts automatically, and repeated requests can keep it unavailable.

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