Uncontrolled search path in Delta Electronics DIALink
Priority LOW 34CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Delta Electronics DIALink versions 1.2.4.0 and prior default permissions give extensive permissions to low-privileged user accounts, which may allow an attacker to modify the installation directory and upload malicious files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00231 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Electronics | DIALink | All – 1.2.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DIALink VendorDelta Electronics Affected All – 1.2.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r4g-jmhw-hh6h
References
More Delta Electronics vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16010 Delta Electronics DOPSoft 2 Out-of-Bounds Write KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-01071 Deserialization of untrusted data in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04235 Delta Electronics DIAEnergie SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04234 Delta Electronics DIAEnergie SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-20149 Path traversal in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18749 Delta Electronics DIAEnergie Path traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-38420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4r4g-jmhw-hh6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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