CVE-2024-31410 CyberPower CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations using CyberPower PowerPanel Business for UPS management in data centers, industrial facilities, or critical infrastructure environments should prioritize patching. Security teams responsible for ICS/OT asset protection, certificate lifecycle management, and supply chain security should assess exposure. Compliance officers tracking CISA binding operational directives or sector-specific cybersecurity frameworks should verify remediation status.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists because PowerPanel Business uses a hard-coded cryptographic key to generate certificates for managed devices. This design flaw causes all devices to share identical certificates, breaking the fundamental trust model of certificate-based authentication. An attacker who obtains the key or extracts a certificate can impersonate any legitimate client device, inject malicious data into the management system, and potentially manipulate UPS configurations or status reporting. The attack requires network access and valid low-privilege credentials but no user interaction. The integrity impact is rated high while confidentiality and availability remain unaffected.

Defensive priority

medium

Recommended defensive actions

• Update PowerPanel Business to version 4.10.1 or later
• Verify certificate uniqueness across all managed devices after patching
• Review network segmentation for PowerPanel Business management interfaces
• Monitor for anomalous client authentication attempts
• Apply CISA ICS recommended practices for defense-in-depth

Evidence notes

The source advisory confirms identical certificates stem from a hard-coded cryptographic key, enabling client impersonation. CVSS 3.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N yields score 6.5 (Medium). Affected product is PowerPanel Business ≤4.9.0. Vendor fix available in v4.10.1 or later.

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