CVE-2023-27098 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

TP-Link Tapo APK up to v2.12.703 uses hardcoded credentials for access to the login panel.

Published: 2024-01-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:tp-link:tapo:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-30882	TP-Link Tapo APK up to v2.12.703 uses hardcoded credentials for access to the login panel.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://tp-lin.com
http://tp-link.com
https://github.com/c0d3x27/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2023-27098
https://www.tp-link.com/support/contact-technical-support/#LiveChat-Support

History

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Tp-link Tapo Tapo C200

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-18T16:57:42.565Z

Reserved: 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27098

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:01:32.348Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-09T02:15:44.113

Modified: 2025-06-18T17:15:26.690

Link: CVE-2023-27098

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-312

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