Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2026 · Assigned by TPLink
CVE-2026-34126Bluetooth Communication Uses Unencrypted Transmission During Initial Setup on TP-Link's Tapo L535E, P300 and D100C
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Tapo D100C v1.0 from TP Link Systems Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
TP-Link has identified a vulnerability in Tapo L535E v1.0 and v3.0, Tapo P300 v1.0, and Tapo D100C v1.0, where Bluetooth communication during the initial setup phase is transmitted in cleartext without encryption. Bluetooth is only used during initialization. An attacker within the Bluetooth range could exploit this behavior using Bluetooth sniffing or man-in-the-middle techniques, which may allow eavesdropping on Bluetooth communication, manipulate transmitted setup data and potentially gain unauthorized control of the device during initialization. An attacker within the Bluetooth range could exploit this behavior using Bluetooth sniffing or man-in-the-middle techniques, which may allow eavesdropping on Bluetooth communication, manipulate transmitted setup data and potentially gain unauthorized control of the device during initialization. D100C is the chime delivered with your Tapo camera, and it is delivered with the following Tapo products: D130, D210, D235, D225, TD21, TDB21 and TD25
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Tapo L535E v1.0, v3.0 | 0 – before 1.4.1 Build 251016 Rel.204554 |
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Tapo P300 v1.0 | 0 – before EU_1.4.2 Build 251219 Rel.1426540 – before JP_1.4.0 Build 260416 Rel.014037 |
| TP Link Systems Inc. | Tapo D100C v1.0 | 0 – before 1.3.1 Build 260421 Rel.031658 |
Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-l535e/#Firmware-Release-Notes patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-l535e/v3/#Firmware-Release-Notes patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tapo-p300/#Firmware-Release-Notes patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-p300/#Firmware-Release-Notes patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tapo-l535e/#Firmware-Release-Notes patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5106/ vendor-advisory