Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in RTSP Input Handling on TP-Link's Tapo C520WS

Summary

CVECVE-2026-8714
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerTPLink
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-05 17:17:04 UTC
Updated2026-06-05 19:03:48 UTC
DescriptionA denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the RTSP server component of TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2 due to improper handling of syntactically invalid input.  Crafted inputs can trigger a processing error, causing the RTSP service to enter non-responsive state. Successful exploitation may cause the RTSP in a denial-of-service condition.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.1 HIGH from f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-20 CWE-20 Improper input validation


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7.1HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA TP-Link Systems Inc. Tapo C520WS V2 affected 1.2.6 Build 260528 Rel.60422n custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5118 f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 www.tp-link.com
www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c520ws/v2 f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 www.tp-link.com
www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c520ws/v2 f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 www.tp-link.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Eirik Alvheim (en)

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