What is CVE-2026-22616?

CVE-2026-22616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-22616?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector

CVE-2026-22616

Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) software allows repeated authentication attempts against the web interface login page due to insufficient rate‑limiting controls. This security issue has been fixed in the latest version of Eaton IPP which is available on the Eaton download centre.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Eaton Intelligent_power_protector
Eaton Ipp Software — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22616?: CVE-2026-22616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Intelligent Power Protector, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-22616?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.