CVE-2021-23288
Security issues in Intelligent Power Protector
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPP software. The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise the system. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Protector versions prior to 1.69.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Security issues in Intelligent Power Protector
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPP software. The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise the system. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Protector versions prior to 1.69.
- Record
CVE-2021-23288- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-10383
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPP software. The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise the system. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Protector versions prior to 1.69.
- Record
EUVD-2021-10383- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvvf-x5v8-3hvv
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the...
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPP software. The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise the system. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Protector versions prior to 1.69.
- Record
GHSA-qvvf-x5v8-3hvv- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of input from certain resources by the IPP software. The attacker would need access to the local Subnet and an administrator interaction to compromise the system. This issue affects: Intelligent Power Protector versions prior to 1.69.
- Record
CVE-2021-23288- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.3 Low
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-23288 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector, published April 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.