An authentication bypass vulnerability within the HTTP handling of the DS configuration service in TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6 was identified, due to inconsistent parsing and authorization logic in JSON requests during authentication check. An unauthenticated attacker can append an authentication-exempt action to a request containing privileged DS do actions, bypassing authorization checks. Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated execution of restricted configuration actions, which may result in unauthorized modification of device state.
History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tp-link tapo C520ws
Tp-link tapo C520ws Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c520ws:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c520ws_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tp-link tapo C520ws
Tp-link tapo C520ws Firmware
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tp-link
Tp-link tapo C520ws V2
Vendors & Products Tp-link
Tp-link tapo C520ws V2

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An authentication bypass vulnerability within the HTTP handling of the DS configuration service in TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6 was identified, due to inconsistent parsing and authorization logic in JSON requests during authentication check. An unauthenticated attacker can append an authentication-exempt action to a request containing privileged DS do actions, bypassing authorization checks. Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated execution of restricted configuration actions, which may result in unauthorized modification of device state.
Title Authentication Bypass in DS Configuration Service via HTTP Request Parsing Differential of TP-Link Tapo C520WS
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TPLink

Published: 2026-04-02T17:20:06.705Z

Updated: 2026-04-02T17:58:52.376Z

Reserved: 2026-03-25T18:54:03.343Z

Link: CVE-2026-34121

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T17:58:47.830Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-02T18:16:28.990

Modified: 2026-04-06T20:24:48.170

Link: CVE-2026-34121

cve-icon Redhat

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