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CVE-2021-44463: emerson deltav Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
Published 28-01-2022Last modified 17-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-44463 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in emerson deltav. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Emerson1 product
  • deltav13.3.1 | 14:feature_pack1 | 14:feature_pack2 | 14.3.1 | r6

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links