CVE-2021-23278

mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.01% (63rd) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

10 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationEaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM)cisa_csaf_ot
Change default passwords following initial startup. Use complex secure passwords or passphrases.
MitigationEaton Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance (IPM VA)cisa_csaf_ot
Change default passwords following initial startup. Use complex secure passwords or passphrases.
MitigationEaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP)cisa_csaf_ot
Change default passwords following initial startup. Use complex secure passwords or passphrases.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.5–9.6

v2.05.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 4.9

v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.1 · impact 5.8

v3.08.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.18.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CybersecurityCOE@eaton.comexploitability 2.3 · impact 5.8

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USCWE-20US

affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM): All versions prior to 1.69all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance (IPM VA): All versions prior to 1.69all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) : All versions prior to 1.68all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Eaton Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM)< 1.69cisa_csaf_otUS
Eaton Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance (IPM VA)< 1.69cisa_csaf_otUS
Eaton Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP)< 1.68cisa_csaf_otUS
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM)unspecified → 1.69enisa_euvdEU
eaton intelligent power manager< 1.69nvdUScpe:2.3:a:eaton:intelligent_power_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eaton intelligent power manager virtual appliance< 1.69nvdUScpe:2.3:a:eaton:intelligent_power_manager_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eaton intelligent power protector< 1.68nvdUScpe:2.3:a:eaton:intelligent_power_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-21-110-06Eaton Intelligent Power Manager2021-04-20icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to change certain settings, upload code, delete files, or execute commands.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-04-13modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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