10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2021-4045
TP-Link Tapo C200 IP Camera Root Access Command Execution
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2022, 5:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4045 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tp-link tapo_c200_firmware
2 Tp-link tapo_c200
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-4045 has a 35 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4045 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 310 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2025, 2:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
44 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2025, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 117 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 25, 2025, 7:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 96 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 29, 2025, 6:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 94 different CVEs too.

None

Python Jupyter Notebook Shell CSS

Updated: 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 23, 2025, 7:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A powerful Python script to gain full control over TP-Link Tapo C200 IP cameras. This tool provides root access, RTSP credential modification, and complete camera control capabilities.

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2025, 1:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Sets up a local Tapo C200 using CVE-2021-4045

Dockerfile Makefile Python

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 30, 2025, 10:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python Jupyter Notebook Shell CSS

Updated: 5 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 28, 2025, 2 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python Jupyter Notebook Shell CSS

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 18, 2025, 12:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML Python Shell

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 13, 2025, 8:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 891 different CVEs too.

收集IOT安全相关资料

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
91 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Oct. 16, 2024, 3:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

None

Python Jupyter Notebook Shell CSS

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 1, 2024, 11:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A Binary Ninja plugin to identify interesting paths using static backward slicing

binaryninja-plugin vulnerability-discovery static-backward-slicing

Python C Makefile

Updated: 1 week ago
35 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 22, 2024, 5:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
12 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 931 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4045 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4045 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168472/TP-Link-Tapo-c200-1.1.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/security-advisories/tp-link-tapo-c200-remote-code-execution-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

88.43 }} 0.10%

score

0.99470

percentile