Admin command execution via malicious XML
Published Apr 16, 2026 · Updated Apr 16, 2026
Improper input validation in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector before 2.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via crafted XML. Eaton identifies an unspecified IPP XML processing path that accepts malicious code without adequate validation but does not disclose the file, parser, or command-launching operation. Exploitation requires administrator privileges, access to the local system, and user interaction; successful attacks run commands with the affected IPP process authority.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector before 2.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via crafted XML. Eaton identifies an unspecified IPP XML processing path that accepts malicious code without adequate validation but does not disclose the file, parser, or command-launching operation. Exploitation requires administrator privileges, access to the local system, and user interaction; successful attacks run commands with the affected IPP process authority.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-22615
- Published
- Apr 16, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Vendor
- Eaton
- Product
- Intelligent Power Protector
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0
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