CVE-2026-0651

On TP-Link Tapo C260 v1, path traversal is possible due to improper handling of specific GET request paths via https, allowing local unauthenticated probing of filesystem paths. An attacker on the local network can determine whether certain files exists on the device, with no read, write or code execution possibilities.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c260/v1/	Product
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c260/v1/	Product
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4960/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c260:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2026, 20:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_c260:1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_c260_firmware::::::::
First Time		Tp-link Tp-link tapo C260 Tp-link tapo C260 Firmware
References	~~() https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c260/v1/ -~~	() https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c260/v1/ - Product
References	~~() https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c260/v1/ -~~	() https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c260/v1/ - Product
References	~~() https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4960/ -~~	() https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4960/ - Vendor Advisory

10 Feb 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-10 18:16

Updated : 2026-02-13 20:45

NVD link : CVE-2026-0651

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0651

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0651

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tp-link

tapo_c260
tapo_c260_firmware

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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