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CVE-2021-44463: Emerson DeltaV Uncontrolled Search Path Element

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

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.

Affected products

• Emerson DeltaV: 13.3.1, 14-feature_pack1, 14-feature_pack2, 14.3.1, r6

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-355-04
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-355-04

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