An authenticated format string vulnerability is present in the ONVIF AddScopes in Tapo C520WS v2, where user-controlled input is improperly passed to formatting functions without adequate sanitization. An attacker can inject format specifiers into ONVIF scope parameters to manipulate memory handling behavior. Successful exploitation may cause the ONVIF management service to crash, resulting in DoS condition that impacts normal device operation.
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Description An authenticated format string vulnerability is present in the ONVIF AddScopes in Tapo C520WS v2, where user-controlled input is improperly passed to formatting functions without adequate sanitization. An attacker can inject format specifiers into ONVIF scope parameters to manipulate memory handling behavior. Successful exploitation may cause the ONVIF management service to crash, resulting in DoS condition that impacts normal device operation.
Title Authenticated Format String Vulnerability in ONVIF AddScopes Method on TP-Link Tapo C520WS
Weaknesses CWE-134
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TPLink

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T23:52:18.189Z

Reserved: 2026-04-13T17:10:26.104Z

Link: CVE-2026-6241

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-06T00:16:41.230

Modified: 2026-06-06T00:16:41.230

Link: CVE-2026-6241

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Updated: 2026-06-06T02:00:10Z