CVE-2026-6242

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 93% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
6.8
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An authenticated format string vulnerability exists in the ONVIF Subscribe service in Tapo C520WS v2 due to improper handling of externally supplied parameters within formatting functions. An attacker may inject crafted format strings into event subscription requests or notification generation path to disrupt normal service execution.

Successful exploitation may cause the event notification service to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in the loss of real-time alarm functionality and disruption of event notifications.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
7.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 5, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities on TP-Link Tapo C520WS (CVE-2026-6239, CVE-2026-6240, CVE-2026-6241, CVE-2026-6242, CVE-2026-34123)

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5120/
generic

Download for Tapo C520WS | TP-Link

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c520ws/#Firmware-Release-Notes
generic

Download for Tapo C520WS | TP-Link

https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c520ws/#Firmware-Release-Notes

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6242(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 61× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 102 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  13. 2026-07-15 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6242?
CVE-2026-6242 is a medium vulnerability published on June 5, 2026. An authenticated format string vulnerability exists in the ONVIF Subscribe service in Tapo C520WS v2 due to improper handling of externally supplied parameters within formatting functions. An attacker may inject crafted format strings into event subscription requests or notification generation path…
When was CVE-2026-6242 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6242 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 5, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6242 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6242 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6242?
CVE-2026-6242 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6242?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6242, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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