CVE-2022-33859

Code execution via unrestricted file upload

Published Oct 28, 2022 · Updated May 6, 2025

Unrestricted file upload in Eaton Foreseer EPMS 4.x through 7.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through its upload feature. The feature accepts attacker-chosen file types and makes uploaded content executable; Eaton has not disclosed the responsible code path. Exploitation requires low privileges, local access, and user interaction and can alter data or interrupt the Foreseer server.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in Eaton Foreseer EPMS 4.x through 7.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through its upload feature. The feature accepts attacker-chosen file types and makes uploaded content executable; Eaton has not disclosed the responsible code path. Exploitation requires low privileges, local access, and user interaction and can alter data or interrupt the Foreseer server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33859
Published
Oct 28, 2022
Updated
May 6, 2025
Vendor
Eaton
Product
Foreseer
Classifications
CWE-434, T1105
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Eaton · Foreseerversion=4.0; version=7.0

Published CVSS scores

8.1EatonCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer

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