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Public proof of concept

CVE-2021-4045

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-03-10
  • WeaknessCWE-77

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-1017:44CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-09-23Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-4045?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-4045?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Tp-link tapo c200 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.1≤ 1.1.15no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51017
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
6 repositories, unverifiedhacefresko/CVE-2021-4045jeffbezosispogg/CVE-2021-40450xbinder/CVE-2021-4045DorskFR/tapodate234329a423853/CVE-2021-4045
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-574v-3xxh-gwh5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-4045?

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.

Is CVE-2021-4045 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-4045 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 72.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-4045?

CVE-2021-4045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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