CVE-2021-38406
Actively exploited. CVE-2021-38406 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Delta Electronics DOPSoft 2 lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing specific project files (improper input validation) resulting in an out-of-bounds write that allows for code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows for code execution due to improper input validation when parsing project files.
- Who is affected
- Users of Delta Electronics DOPSoft 2 are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as exploitation is possible and the severity is critical.
- Action
- Install the latest update for DOPSoft 2.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-38406: Delta Electronics DOPSoft 2 Improper Input Validation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-08-25
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