# CVE-2026-13230: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Local Discovery Response in TP-Link Kasa EC70 and EC71

> An attacker on the local network can retrieve sensitive geolocation data from TP-Link Kasa cameras without authentication.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rccw-h6pm-46g4

## What is CVE-2026-13230?

CVE-2026-13230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. Kasa EC70 v4, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability was identified in TP-Link Kasa EC70 v4 and EC71 v4 in the local discovery mechanism, which exposes
sensitive geolocation information without requiring authentication. This issue
allows an attacker on the same local network to retrieve geolocation-related
data through crafted responses.

The
vulnerability impacts confidentiality only, with no evidence of integrity of
availability impact.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13230?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Tp-Link Kasa Ec70 Firmware, Tp-Link Kasa Ec71 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-13230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-13230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TP-Link Systems Inc. Kasa EC70 v4

- [CVE-2026-9770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9770/): Hardcoded Cryptographic Key Information Disclosure Vulnerability on TP-Link Kasa EC70 and EC71 (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-13230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-13230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. Kasa EC70 v4, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TP-Link Systems Inc. Kasa EC70 v4. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-13230

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13230/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.