Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22618

Eaton Intelligent Power Protector ≤ 2.00

Published
16 April 2026
Modified
22 April 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 5.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0023 14th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22618 is a medium-severity Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard (CWE-358) vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Downgrade Attack (T1689); ranked at the 14th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-22618 is a security misconfiguration vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) software, where an HTTP response header is set with an insecure attribute. This flaw potentially exposes users to web-based attacks and affects versions of Eaton IPP prior to the latest release. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N) and is associated with CWE-358.

Remote attackers with no privileges can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and user interaction. Successful exploitation enables limited confidentiality impact alongside high integrity impact, allowing attackers to potentially modify data in web-based attacks targeting affected IPP instances.

Eaton's security bulletin (ETN-VA-2025-1025) confirms the issue has been fixed in the latest version of IPP software, available for download from the Eaton download center. Security practitioners should update to the patched version to mitigate the risk.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A security misconfiguration was identified in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP), where an HTTP response header was set with an insecure attribute, potentially exposing users to web‑based attacks. This security issue has been fixed in the latest version of Eaton…

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IPP software which is available on the Eaton download centre.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1689 Downgrade Attack Defense Impairment
Adversaries may downgrade or use a version of system features that may be outdated, vulnerable, and/or does not support updated security controls.
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to position themselves between two or more networked devices using an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique to support follow-on behaviors such as [Network Sniffing](https://attack.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-22617Same product: Eaton Intelligent Power Protector
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CVE-2026-22615Same product: Eaton Intelligent Power Protector
CVE-2026-22619Same product: Eaton Intelligent Power Protector
CVE-2024-27842Shared CWE-358
CVE-2026-49783Shared CWE-358
CVE-2023-2585Shared CWE-358
CVE-2025-31969Shared CWE-358
CVE-2024-25545Shared CWE-358
CVE-2024-41907Shared CWE-358

Affected Assets

eaton
intelligent power protector
≤ 2.00

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.2.8

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-358

Assessments identify and document improperly implemented security checks, allowing fixes that reduce exploitation of flawed checks.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require correct implementation of standardized security checks and algorithms.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance validates that required security checks function as specified.

prevents

Use of cryptography control depends on correct implementation of standardized cryptographic checks.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates verification that security checks required by standards are correctly implemented.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for correct implementation of standardized security mechanisms.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require faithful realization of protocol-level security checks.

prevents

Secure coding practices directly address correct implementation of security-relevant checks in standardized algorithms.

References