CVE-2026-102368

Plaintext Storage of a Device-Specific Private Key in Tapo S505 Firmware

Published Oct 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Affected Tapo device firmware stores device-specific cryptographic material in plaintext within nonvolatile storage. An attacker with physical access to an affected device can recover this sensitive material from the firmware. 

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in the disclosure of device-specific cryptographic material and could, under certain conditions, increase the risk of unauthorized access to related protected information or communications.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tp-link
Tp-link tapo S505 V1.6
Vendors & Products Tp-link
Tp-link tapo S505 V1.6
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Description Affected Tapo device firmware stores device-specific cryptographic material in plaintext within nonvolatile storage. An attacker with physical access to an affected device can recover this sensitive material from the firmware.  Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in the disclosure of device-specific cryptographic material and could, under certain conditions, increase the risk of unauthorized access to related protected information or communications.
Title Plaintext Storage of a Device-Specific Private Key in Tapo S505 Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-312
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
TPLink
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2026, 11:51 AM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 11:00 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 8, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 9, 2026, 12:17 PM