CVE-2026-6240
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CVE-2026-6240 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Tapo C520WS v2 in the ONVIF DeleteUsers service, due to insufficient boundary checks when handling multiple user deletion parameters. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted malicious request containing an excessive number of identifiers to overflow stack memory. Successful exploitation may result in a service crash or deadlock, leading to DoS affecting device management and monitoring functionality.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Tapo C520WS v2 in the ONVIF DeleteUsers service, due to insufficient boundary checks when handling multiple user deletion parameters. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted malicious request containing an excessive number of identifiers to overflow stack memory. Successful exploitation may result in a service crash or deadlock, leading to DoS affecting device management and monitoring functionality.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
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- Status
- Deferred
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