TP-Link Kasa Local Discovery Mechanism information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-Link Kasa and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Local Discovery Mechanism. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-13230. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in TP-Link Kasa (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Local Discovery Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An information disclosure vulnerability was identified in TP-Link Kasa EC70 v4 and EC71 v4 in the local discovery mechanism, which exposes sensitive geolocation information without requiring authentication. This issue allows an attacker on the same local network to retrieve geolocation-related data through crafted responses. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality only, with no evidence of integrity of availability impact.

The advisory is shared for download at tp-link.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-13230 since 06/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-44577). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/24/2026 CVE reserved
07/15/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: tp-link.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-13230 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-13230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379180
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 03:57
Updated: 07/15/2026 05:53
Changes: 07/15/2026 03:57 (51), 07/15/2026 05:53 (1)
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