A TP-Link Internet Camera Contains a Serious Flaw, Security Researchers Say
Security researchers have discovered some vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s Tapo C200, an indoor home surveillance camera, including a “critical” flaw that the company is still working to patch. The critical vulnerability can “allow an attacker to fully compromise the camera and use the compromised device as a foothold within the network,” according to researchers at the US cybersecurity vendor OPSWAT. OPSWAT didn’t reveal more details, such as whether exploiting the vulnerability requires local access to the camera's internet network.
- ▪Security researchers have discovered some vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s Tapo C200, an indoor home surveillance camera, including a “critical” flaw that the company is still working to patch.
- ▪The critical vulnerability can “allow an attacker to fully compromise the camera and use the compromised device as a foothold within the network,” according to researchers at the US cybersecurity vendor OPSWAT.
- ▪OPSWAT didn’t reveal more details, such as whether exploiting the vulnerability requires local access to the camera's internet network.
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Security researchers have discovered some vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s Tapo C200, an indoor home surveillance camera, including a “critical” flaw that the company is still working to patch. The critical vulnerability can “allow an attacker to fully compromise the camera and use the compromised device as a foothold within the network,” according to researchers at the US cybersecurity vendor OPSWAT. OPSWAT didn’t reveal more details, such as whether exploiting the vulnerability requires local access to the camera's internet network. But the cybersecurity firm says it continues “to work closely with TP-Link on validation and remediation” of the flaw.
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