Command injection via specially crafted file name during config file upload

published 2020-05-07 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27798

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Input Validation in Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) v 1.67 & prior on file name during configuration file import functionality allows attackers to perform command injection or code execution via specially crafted file names while uploading the configuration file in the application.

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Vendor advisories

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cisa ICSA-20-133-01 updated 2020-05-12 cvss 8.8

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager <= 1.67
affected: vendor fix, mitigation “For additional information please see the Eaton Vulnerability Advisory.” eaton.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.0	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Eaton Intelligent Power manager (IPM)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

eaton.com /content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/eaton-vulnerability-advisory-intelli
mitigation, vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-20-649/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-6651
NVD CVE-2020-6651

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