---
id: CVE-2026-41021
title: Eaton easyE4 uses an insufficiently strong password policy
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.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-521
vendor: Eaton
product: easyE4
affected:
  - easyE4 < 2.46
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T11:23:34.366Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41021'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/eaton-va-2026-1017.pdf
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.306Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `easyE4 < 2.46`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.