CVE-2021-23286
Security issues in Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Eaton
Description
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure (IPM Infrastructure) version 1.5.0plus205 and all prior versions are vulnerable to CSV Formula Injection. This issue affects: Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure (IPM Infrastructure) all version 1.5.0plus205 and prior versions.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Eaton
- 16 months later
· 16 months later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| EatonCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.7.
Weakness
Affected products
Eaton · Intelligent Power Manager Infrastructure (IPM Infrastructure)
- affected all – ≤ 1.5.0plus205
What to do
Solution: The product has reached its End Of Life, the notification has been posted at: Lifecycle Notification: The transition to IPM Monitor Edition is in progress. Refer the Product page for further details.
References (2)
- https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/Eaton-Intelligent-Power-Manager-%28IPM%29-Infrastructure-Vulnerability-Advisory_1001c_V1.0.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/products/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/power-management-software-connectivity/eaton-intelligent-power-manager/software/ipm-understand-edition-emea/eaton-ipminfra-eolmemo-en-us.pdf. (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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