Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain physical access to Tapo S505
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ExploitRead nonvolatile flash storage
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ExecutionRecover plaintext cryptographic material
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ImpactEnable unauthorized access to related communications
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Encrypted storage of sensitive data
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires physical access to an affected Tapo S505 (v1.6) device and the ability to read its nonvolatile storage/firmware (e.g., flash dump), from which the device-specific cryptographic material can be recovered because it is stored in plaintext. Exploitation is strictly limited by the physical-access requirement (AV:P) - it cannot be performed remotely or over the network - and the practical impact depends on whether the recovered material can be reused against related systems or communications, which the advisory describes only as a conditional, downstream risk. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely medium-to-low real-world priority despite being a cryptographic-material disclosure, because the single dominant limiting factor is physical access. The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N) explicitly scores the attack vector as Physical, which is the weakest possible access requirement for an attacker and caps the base score at 5.4 (Medium). No privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are needed once the attacker holds the device, but the attacker must first physically possess or open the hardware, which excludes remote/network mass exploitation entirely. EPSS is not provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided data and no public exploit code is referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' One internal inconsistency to verify: the vendor vector claims VC:H/VI:H/VA:H (full triad impact), yet the description (CWE-312, cleartext storage) describes a disclosure/confidentiality issue - integrity and availability impact on the device itself are not substantiated by the text and appear to reflect downstream risk to 'related protected information or communications' rather than the device, so the Integrity/Availability High ratings may be overstated; verify with TP-Link. There is no SSVC decision data in the input to incorporate. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who obtains physical possession of a Tapo S505 device (e.g., a discarded, resold, stolen, or temporarily accessed unit) opens it and reads its nonvolatile flash storage, extracting device-specific cryptographic material stored in plaintext. With AV:P and AC:L, no authentication or user interaction is required once the hardware is in hand, but exploitation cannot be performed remotely or at scale. No public proof-of-concept is referenced in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026
Tapo S505 v1.6 firmware stores device-specific cryptographic material in plaintext within nonvolatile storage, allowing an attacker with physical access to recover those secrets, for example by dumping the flash memory. The issue is classified as CWE-312 and has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.4; the independent assessment rates it as a medium-to-low real-world priority because exploitation is bounded by the physical-access requirement (AV:P) and downstream unauthorized access is only a conditional risk. The vendor has a patch available, and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory. Update affected Tapo S505 v1.6 devices with the latest firmware listed at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-s505/#Firmware-Release-Notes and follow TP-Link FAQ 5332 at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5332/. Because the vulnerability requires physical access, compensating controls should focus on limiting hands-on access to deployed devices, using tamper-evident seals or monitored enclosures, and rotating any device-specific keys or credentials if physical compromise is suspected. Network isolation does not prevent the local extraction but can reduce downstream risk if recovered cryptographic material is reused elsewhere. Trade-offs include increased physical security costs and potential service disruption during credential rotation or device replacement.
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This is a cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability (CWE-312) in embedded device firmware. The affected product is the TP-Link Tapo S505 v1.6, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:tp-link_system_inc.:tapo_s505_v1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. Device-specific cryptographic material, such as keys or credentials used for protected communications or related services, is written to nonvolatile storage without encryption. Because the material is not protected at rest, an attacker who gains physical access to the device can read it from firmware or flash. The independent CVSS 3.1 vector AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N confirms that confidentiality is the primary impact, with no direct integrity or availability impact and no remote attack path.
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Severity by source
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
Physical access to read device flash (AV:P/AC:L/PR:N); CWE-312 disclosure yields high confidentiality impact only, with no direct device integrity or availability loss.
Primary rating from Vendor (TPLink).
CVSS VectorVendor: TPLink
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-95263
GHSA-4753-949g-x7hj
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