Watch out — TP-Link Tapo Camera vulnerabilities could let hackers spy inside homes, so patch now
Pro Security Watch out — TP-Link Tapo Camera vulnerabilities could let hackers spy inside homes, so patch now News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 16 September 2026 Researchers find two flaws in highly popular cameras When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The former is tracked as CVE-2026-15315 and was given a severity score of 8.7/10 (high). Opswat says the bug allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid admin sessions without having a password, which would allow them to manage the device and even watch the stream.The latter is tracked as CVE-2026-15316.
- ▪Pro Security Watch out — TP-Link Tapo Camera vulnerabilities could let hackers spy inside homes, so patch now News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 16 September 2026 Researchers find two flaws in highly popular cameras When you purchase through
- ▪The former is tracked as CVE-2026-15315 and was given a severity score of 8.7/10 (high).
- ▪Opswat says the bug allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid admin sessions without having a password, which would allow them to manage the device and even watch the stream.The latter is tracked as CVE-2026-15316.
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Pro Security Watch out — TP-Link Tapo Camera vulnerabilities could let hackers spy inside homes, so patch now News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 16 September 2026 Researchers find two flaws in highly popular cameras When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: TP-Link) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Opswat found two flaws in TP‑Link Tapo C200 cameras: auth bypass (CVE‑2026‑15315) and DoS (CVE‑2026‑15316)Bugs let attackers hijack admin sessions or crash devices; millions of users potentially exposedTP‑Link patched with firmware V5_1.4.6 on Aug 18,…
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