Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Affected TP-Link Tapo cameras can have their Wi-Fi settings changed by an unauthenticated person already connected to the same local network. This can disconnect cameras and interrupt monitoring. The issue is high severity, but the supplied evidence does not establish internet-based exploitation or observed attacks in the wild.
Executive priority
Prioritize identification and firmware remediation where these cameras support security monitoring, safety, or business operations. Immediate attention is warranted on shared or weakly segmented networks because exploitation requires no credentials. Treat isolated devices as urgent maintenance rather than evidence of an internet-wide emergency.
Technical view
CVE-2025-14300 is a CWE-306 authentication failure in the HTTPS connectAP interface on specified Tapo hardware revisions. An adjacent-network attacker needs no privileges or user interaction and can modify Wi-Fi configuration, causing denial of service. It carries CVSS 4.0 score 8.7.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Tapo C200 v3 and v5, C425 v1.2, and C100 v5 devices reachable from an attacker-controlled client on the same local network segment. Exact vulnerable and fixed firmware versions are not included in the supplied bundle, so hardware and firmware must be checked against TP-Link guidance.
Exploitation context
The bundle marks this CVE as absent from KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation. That does not prove exploitation has never occurred. The adjacent-network requirement reduces remote exposure, while unauthenticated, low-complexity access increases risk on shared, guest-accessible, or poorly segmented networks.
Researcher notes
The narrative identifies affected hardware revisions, but the structured affected data contains placeholder version values of "0" and defaults to unaffected. This inconsistency prevents a reliable firmware boundary from being stated. Consult the vendor FAQ and model-specific release notes. The supplied evidence supports Wi-Fi configuration modification and availability loss, not broader compromise claims.
Mitigation direction
- Identify affected camera models, hardware revisions, and installed firmware versions.
- Review TP-Link FAQ 4849 and the release notes matching each device and region.
- Install vendor-provided fixed firmware when confirmed by the applicable TP-Link guidance.
- Isolate cameras from guest, BYOD, and other untrusted local-network clients.
- Restrict camera management access to trusted administrative devices and networks.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Tapo C100 v5, C200 v3/v5, and C425 v1.2 devices.
- Compare recorded firmware versions with the matching TP-Link regional release notes.
- Confirm affected cameras cannot be reached from guest or other untrusted network segments.
- After remediation, verify authorized testing shows connectAP rejects unauthenticated requests.
- Monitor for unexpected Wi-Fi changes or unexplained camera disconnections.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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
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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——TPLinkVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.7HighVector: 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
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c200/v3/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4849/CVE reference, TPLink · vendor-advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c100/v5/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c100/v5/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c200/v3/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c425/v1.20/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c425/v1.20/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c200/v5/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c200/v5/#Firmware-Release-NotesCVE reference, TPLink · patch
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function
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