VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-23278

CVSS score8.7 HIGH
EPSS probability1.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file delete vulnerability induced due to improper input validation at server/maps_srv.js with action removeBackground and server/node_upgrade_srv.js with action removeFirmware. An attacker can send specially crafted packets to delete the files on the system where IPM software is installed.

Weakness classification

  • CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references