easyE4 — security advisory

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  "id": "729d866301fde5ec4b24dbcb8acd339b114c1f614ee08fcbded264cc06225dcb",
  "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41021",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-41021",
    "summary": "Eaton easyE4 uses an insufficiently strong password policy. An attacker who obtains a password hash, including through CVE-2026-41020, could perform an offline password-guessing attack and potentially recover user credentials.",
    "evidence": "cve:CVE-2026-41021",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "easyE4",
          "evidence": "/containers/cna/affected/0/product"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-41021",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-41021"
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      "metrics": [
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          "format": "CVSS",
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "version": "3.1",
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
          },
          "scenarios": [
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              "lang": "en",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ]
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      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "vendor": "Eaton",
          "product": "easyE4",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "2.46",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-27T11:23:34.366Z",
      "provider": "cve",
      "references": [
        "https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/eaton-va-2026-1017.pdf"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cna": {
          "orgId": "63703b7d-23e2-41ef-94b3-a3c6333f7759",
          "shortName": "Eaton",
          "dateUpdated": "2026-10-27T11:23:34.366Z"
        }
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2026-41021",
        "evidence": "/cveMetadata/cveId"
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-cve",
  "document_id": 391941,
  "published_at": "2026-10-27T11:23:34.366+00:00"
}