CVE-2026-102370

Kasa EC70 v4 and EC71 v4 do not logically disable the production debug interface at the firmware or chip level and do not lock the bootloader. Although the debug traces are physically severed during manufacturing, an attacker with physical access can restore the connection, interrupt the boot process, and manipulate boot parameters to enter a non-standard initialization path that exposes an unauthenticated root shell during startup. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker with physical access to obtain root-level command access during device startup, resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected device. Exploitation requires device disassembly, restoration of the severed debug connection, and manipulation of the boot process.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/ec70/v4/#Firmware-Release-Notes
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/ec71/v4/#Firmware-Release-Notes
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5324/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

01 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-01 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-02 18:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-102370

Mitre link : CVE-2026-102370

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-102370

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-1191

On-Chip Debug and Test Interface With Improper Access Control

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