Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Delta Electronics DIAEnergie 1.7.5 and earlier has an authorization flaw that may let an unauthenticated attacker create a new administrator account. If reachable, this could give the attacker administrative access to the system without first stealing credentials.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority where DIAEnergie supports operational or energy-management functions. Unauthorized administrator creation can undermine trust in the system and may require urgent containment if exposed.
Technical view
The CVE describes a CWE-288 authentication bypass in Delta Electronics DIAEnergie 1.7.5 and prior. The reported behavior is unauthenticated, unauthorized administrative user creation, followed by possible login with administrative privileges. The bundle does not provide CVSS, exploit details, or confirmed fixed-version information.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Delta Electronics DIAEnergie version 1.7.5 or earlier. Business risk rises if the application or device management interface is reachable from untrusted networks or broadly accessible internally.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. It also does not include exploit maturity, attack complexity, or public proof-of-concept details.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise but clear on impact: unauthenticated administrative user creation. The source bundle lacks CVSS, detailed attack surface, exploit status, and named remediation. Avoid assuming remote exploitability or a specific patch without checking the referenced advisory.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all DIAEnergie deployments and confirm versions.
- Consult Delta Electronics and CISA advisory guidance for supported fixes or workarounds.
- Restrict DIAEnergie access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review administrative accounts and remove unauthorized users.
- Monitor authentication and account-management activity for anomalies.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any deployment runs DIAEnergie 1.7.5 or earlier.
- Verify management interfaces are not exposed to untrusted networks.
- Review current administrator accounts for unexpected additions.
- Check available logs for suspicious account creation events.
- Track remediation against vendor or CISA advisory updates.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-238-03CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.