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CVE-2024-32053 CyberPower CVE debrief

CyberPower PowerPanel Business versions 4.9.0 and earlier contain hard-coded credentials used by the platform to authenticate to the database, other services, and cloud infrastructure. This vulnerability, published by CISA on May 2, 2024, allows an attacker to gain access to services with the privileges of the PowerPanel Business application. The CVSS 3.0 score of 9.8 (Critical) reflects network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CyberPower has released version 4.10.1 to address this issue. Organizations should update immediately and audit for any unauthorized access that may have occurred prior to patching.

Vendor
CyberPower
Product
PowerPanel Business
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-05-02
Original CVE updated
2025-08-07
Advisory published
2024-05-02
Advisory updated
2025-08-07

Who should care

Organizations running CyberPower PowerPanel Business for UPS management and power infrastructure monitoring, particularly in industrial control system (ICS) environments where power continuity is critical to operations.

Technical summary

The PowerPanel Business platform uses hard-coded credentials for authentication to its database, auxiliary services, and cloud components. An attacker who extracts these credentials can authenticate as the PowerPanel Business application, gaining privileged access to backend systems. The vulnerability affects all deployments of PowerPanel Business 4.9.0 and earlier. The fix in version 4.10.1 replaces hard-coded credentials with properly configurable authentication mechanisms.

Defensive priority

critical

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update PowerPanel Business to version 4.10.1 or later immediately
  • Audit database, service, and cloud access logs for unauthorized activity using the hard-coded credentials
  • Review and rotate any credentials that may have been derived from or similar to the hard-coded values
  • Implement network segmentation to limit PowerPanel Business system exposure
  • Apply defense-in-depth controls per CISA ICS recommended practices

Evidence notes

Hard-coded credentials are used by the platform to authenticate to the database, other services, and the cloud. This could result in an attacker gaining access to services with the privileges of a Powerpanel Business application.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-32053 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32053

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-32053 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32053

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-123-01.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-123-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.