Remote code execution in Eaton Intelligent Power manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. IPM software does not sanitize the date provided via coverterCheckList action in meta_driver_srv.js class. Attackers can send a specially crafted packet to make IPM connect to rouge SNMP server and execute attacker-controlled code.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Intelligent Power manager (IPM) (Eaton) Fixed in 1.69
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM) 1.69
6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 5 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-06017 Arbitrary File deletePriority HIGH 65
- TI-2021-06015 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated CodePriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2021-06018 Arbitrary file upload in Eaton Intelligent Power managerPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6w4-xgmf-8r7g
References
More Eaton Intelligent Power Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06017 Arbitrary File delete CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-08624 Local file inclusion in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager v1.6 allows an attacker to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-06015 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-06018 Arbitrary file upload in Eaton Intelligent Power manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-06016 Arbitrary File delete CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2020-05470 Command injection via specially crafted file name during config file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-23281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6w4-xgmf-8r7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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