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CVE-2021-23280

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-23280 is a critical authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) versions prior to 1.69, as well as Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance and Intelligent Power Protector. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to upload malicious NodeJS files via the maps_srv.js component, enabling arbitrary code execution and command execution. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.69CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eaton:intelligent_power_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.69CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eaton:intelligent_power_manager_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.68CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eaton:intelligent_power_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.0HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 1,124 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

eaton.com / content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/eaton-intelligent-power-manager-ipm-vulnerability-advisory.pdf
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