CVE-2026-78578
Unauthenticated do Method Onboarding Connect Allows Wi‑Fi Reconfiguration Denial of Service Vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C120 & C200
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 20th percentile. Fixed versions are out.
No public exploit knownFix2 products2 fixed builds listed below
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What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- TP-Link Systems Inc. Tapo C200 v5Affected: < V5_1.4.6 Build 260709 Rel.27675nUpgrade to: V5_1.4.6 Build 260709 Rel.27675nStated by: CVE record
- TP-Link Systems Inc. Tapo C120 v1Affected: < V1_1.9.4 Build 260813 Rel.79754nUpgrade to: V1_1.9.4 Build 260813 Rel.79754nStated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Tapo C120 v1 and C200 v5 do not enforce authentication for do method HTTPS onboarding connect actions after initial setup. An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can submit unauthorized wireless configuration parameters, causing the camera to attempt connection to a different network. Successful exploitation disconnects the camera from its intended wireless network, making it unreachable on its management address, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 20th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 0 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated, record updated
Affected products
Technical detail
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c200/v5/
- tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c200/v5/
- tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c120/v1.26/
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