CVE-2021-23281
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2021-04-13
- Fixed in1.69
- WeaknessCWE-94
Am I affected?
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Description
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) prior to 1.69 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. IPM software does not sanitize the date provided via coverterCheckList action in meta_driver_srv.js class. Attackers can send a specially crafted packet to make IPM connect to rouge SNMP server and execute attacker-controlled code.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2021-04-1319:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-23281?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-23281?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.69 | < 1.69 | 1.69 | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager
Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) : All versions prior to 1.68 · Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM): All versions prior to 1.69 · Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Virtual Appliance (IPM VA): All versions prior to 1.69
Fix
- Update Eaton intelligent power manager to 1.69
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-110-06 · 3 productsEaton IPM v1.69: Download | IPM | Eaton
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-110-06 · 3 productsEaton IPP v1.68: Download software | Power management | Eaton
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-110-06 · 3 productsTo prevent the exploitation of the issues and safeguard the software from malicious entities, Eaton recommends blocking Ports 4679 and 4680 at the enterprise network or home network where Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) software is installed and used.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-110-06 · 3 productsPlease see Eaton vulnerability advisory number ETN-VA-2021-1000 for more information.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-110-06 · 3 productsRestrict exposure to external networks for all control system devices and/or systems and ensure they are not directly accessible from the open Internet.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-110-06 · 3 productsDeploy control system networks and remote devices behind barrier devices (e.g., firewalls, data diodes) and isolate them from business networks.
Advisories and patches
- www.eaton.comVendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2021-04-13
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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