Unrestricted file upload in Eaton Foreseer EPMS
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
A security vulnerability was discovered in the Eaton Foreseer EPMS software. Foreseer EPMS connects an operation’s vast array of devices to assist in the reduction of energy consumption and avoid unplanned downtime caused by the failures of critical systems. A threat actor may upload arbitrary files using the file upload feature. This vulnerability is present in versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.x & 7.0 to 7.5. A new version (v7.6) containing the remediation has been made available by Eaton and a mitigation has been provided for the affected versions that are currently supported. Customers are advised to update the software to the latest version (v7.6). Foreseer EPMS versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.x are no longer supported by Eaton. Please refer to the End-of-Support notification https://www.eaton.com/in/en-us/catalog/services/foreseer/foreseer-legacy.html .
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-33859
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g237-q563-mgqx
References
More Eaton Foreseer Electrical Power Monitoring System vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20786 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Eaton Foreseer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-20785 Cross-site scripting in Eaton Foreseer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2024-20787 Integer overflow in Eaton Foreseer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-33859 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-33859 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g237-q563-mgqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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