CVE-2022-2969: ICSA-22-307-03 Delta Industrial Automation DIALink Path traversal

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Delta Industrial Automation DIALink versions prior to v1.5.0.0 Beta 4 uses an external input to construct a pathname intended to identify a file or directory located underneath a restricted parent directory. However, the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname, which can cause the pathname to resolve to a location outside of the restricted directory.

Affected products

Delta Electronics DIALink: before 1.5.0.0; 1.5.0.0-beta3 — fixed in 1.5.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Delta Electronics DIALink 1.5.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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