Check Point Advisories

TP-Link Tapo C260 Command Injection (CVE-2026-0652)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2026-1833
Date Published:	22 Mar 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 22 March, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2026-0652
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	TP-Link Tapo C260 prior to 1.1.9
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C260 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands with high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability. This vulnerability may cause full device compromise.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the TP-Link Tapo C260 Command Injection (CVE-2026-0652) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: TP-Link Tapo C260 Command Injection (CVE-2026-0652)