TP-Link Tapo D230S1 up to 1.2.1 missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link Tapo D230S1 up to 1.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-10991. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TP-Link Tapo D230S1 up to 1.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1299. The lack of protections on alternate paths to access control-protected assets (such as unprotected shadow registers and other external facing unguarded interfaces) allows an attacker to bypass existing protections to the asset that are only performed against the primary path. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The attacker may obtain root access by connecting to the UART port and this vulnerability requires the attacker to have the physical access to the device. This issue affects Tapo D230S1 V1.20: before 1.2.2 Build 20250907.

The weakness was presented by Simon Söderberg, Andreas Lindström and Johan Klingström. The advisory is shared at tp-link.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-10991 since 09/25/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.2.2 Build 20250907 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-31665). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface
CWE: CWE-1299
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tapo D230S1 1.2.2 Build 20250907

Timelineinfo

09/25/2025 CVE reserved
09/30/2025 +5 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: tp-link.com
Researcher: Simon Söderberg, Andreas Lindström, Johan Klingström
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-10991 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326353
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2025 08:37
Updated: 09/30/2025 14:54
Changes: 09/30/2025 08:37 (66), 09/30/2025 14:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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