CVE-2022-33862

System access via default credentials

Published Nov 25, 2024 · Updated Nov 25, 2024

Improper authentication in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector before 1.71 allows local users to access privileged application controls with default credentials. Eaton has not disclosed which account retains the default credential or how the authentication logic accepts it. The published assessment requires local access and high privileges; successful authentication reaches a service that runs with Administrator or root rights.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector before 1.71 allows local users to access privileged application controls with default credentials. Eaton has not disclosed which account retains the default credential or how the authentication logic accepts it. The published assessment requires local access and high privileges; successful authentication reaches a service that runs with Administrator or root rights.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33862
Published
Nov 25, 2024
Updated
Nov 25, 2024
Vendor
Eaton
Product
Intelligent Power Protector
Classifications
CWE-287, T1078.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.71

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Eaton · Intelligent Power Protectorversion=0 <1.71

Published CVSS scores

6.7EatonCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1078.001Default Accounts

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