Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Delta Electronics DIAEnergie 1.7.5 and earlier may expose passwords in cleartext because of weak password hashing. This can turn one application weakness into wider account compromise if affected credentials are reused. The public bundle does not provide a CVSS score, patch details, or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize investigation if DIAEnergie is used in operational environments. The issue concerns password exposure, but severity and exploitation evidence are incomplete in the provided sources. Business urgency depends on whether affected versions exist and whether credentials could unlock broader systems.
Technical view
CVE-2021-33003 affects Delta Electronics DIAEnergie version 1.7.5 and prior. The issue is classified as CWE-916, use of password hash with insufficient computational effort, and may allow password retrieval in cleartext. Available evidence is limited to the CVE description and CISA ICS advisory reference.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Delta Electronics DIAEnergie 1.7.5 or earlier are the exposed population. Exposure is higher where the application is reachable by untrusted users or where recovered credentials are reused across OT, IT, or administrative systems.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says CISA KEV is false, and it provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. It also does not include exploit maturity, attack prerequisites, or public exploit confirmation. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed, not absent.
Researcher notes
The record identifies a weak hashing issue leading to possible cleartext password retrieval, but the bundle lacks CVSS metrics, attack vector, authentication requirements, and patch specifics. Do not infer additional affected Delta products or active exploitation from this data alone.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Delta Electronics DIAEnergie installations and identify versions 1.7.5 or earlier.
- Review the CISA ICS advisory and Delta guidance for vendor-approved remediation.
- Prioritize remediation before rotating credentials tied to affected installations.
- Avoid assuming a generic fix where vendor guidance is not available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether DIAEnergie is present in asset inventory or OT application inventories.
- Verify the installed DIAEnergie version against the 1.7.5-and-prior affected range.
- Review user accounts and credential reuse connected to affected deployments.
- Check CISA and vendor advisories for updated remediation instructions.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.