Emerson DeltaV Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Priority LOW 35CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Missing DLLs, if replaced by an insider, could allow an attacker to achieve local privilege escalation on the DeltaV Distributed Control System Controllers and Workstations (All versions) when some DeltaV services are started.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:13.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.3.1 | Vulnerable | Emerson |
| cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:14:feature_pack1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14 feature_pack1 | Vulnerable | Emerson |
| cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:14:feature_pack2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14 feature_pack2 | Vulnerable | Emerson |
| cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:14.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.3.1 | Vulnerable | Emerson |
| cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r6 | Vulnerable | Emerson |
- cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:13.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.3.1 Vulnerable ·Emerson
- cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:14:feature_pack1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14 feature_pack1 Vulnerable ·Emerson
- cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:14:feature_pack2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14 feature_pack2 Vulnerable ·Emerson
- cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:14.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3.1 Vulnerable ·Emerson
- cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r6 Vulnerable ·Emerson
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-697r-pq44-hpff
References
More Emerson Deltav vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10625 Path traversal in ICS-CERT DeltaV CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10623 Stack-based buffer overflow in ICS-CERT DeltaV CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2012-01602 Buffer overflow in Emerson DeltaV and DeltaV Workstations 9.3.1, 10.3.1, 11.3, and 11.3.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-10627 Uncontrolled search path in Emerson DeltaV DCS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-01865 Emerson DeltaV Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-01600 SQL injection vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV and DeltaV Workstations 9.3.1, 10.3.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-44463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-697r-pq44-hpff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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