CVE-2026-34118
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Received - Intake
Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in TP-Link Tapo C520WS Causes DoS
Publication date: 2026-04-02
Last updated on: 2026-04-06
Assigner: TPLink
Description
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6 in the HTTP POST body parsing logic due to missing validation of remaining buffer capacity after dynamic allocation, due to insufficient boundary validation when handling externally supplied HTTP input. An attacker
on the same network segment could trigger heap memory corruption conditions by
sending crafted payloads that cause write operations beyond allocated buffer
boundaries. Successful exploitation
causes a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition, causing the device’s process to
crash or become unresponsive.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| tp-link | tapo_c520ws_firmware | to 1.2.4 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
