CVE-2020-16219
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDelta Electronics TPEditor Versions 1.97 and prior. An out-of-bounds read may be exploited by processing specially crafted project files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to read/modify information, execute arbitrary code, and/or crash the application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDelta Electronics TPEditor versions 1.97 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that can be triggered when processing specially crafted project files. This memory safety issue may allow an attacker to read sensitive memory contents, modify data, execute arbitrary code, or cause application crashes.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.97CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate TPEditor installationSearch for TPEditor.exe in common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Delta Electronics\TPEditor, C:\Program Files (x86)\Delta Electronics\TPEditor, or check the application menu. Use 'where TPEditor.exe' or 'Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Recurse -Filter TPEditor.exe 2>$null' in PowerShell to find it.Affected if TPEditor.exe is found on the system
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Determine installed versionRight-click TPEditor.exe, select Properties, then go to the Details tab to view File Version. Alternatively, launch TPEditor and navigate to Help > About to check the version number.Affected if The reported version is 1.97 or lower (for example, 1.95, 1.96, 1.97)
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Verify project file handling is enabledConfirm that TPEditor is configured to open or import project files with extensions such as .tpe, .tpj, or project-related file types. Check the File menu for Open or Import options, and examine default file associations in Windows Settings > Apps > Default Apps.Affected if TPEditor can open or process project files (.tpe, .tpj, or similar extensions)
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Inspect recent project filesCheck the TPEditor working directory, recent files list, or default project storage location (commonly Documents\Delta Electronics\TPEditor or the application's recent projects path) for any .tpe or .tpj files.Affected if Untrusted or unfamiliar project files are present that could have been opened in the vulnerable application
The system is affected if TPEditor is installed with version 1.97 or prior and is capable of opening or processing project files, as the vulnerability triggers during project file parsing.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataLimit exposure by avoiding opening untrusted project files in TPEditor, implement file validation and sandboxing where possible, and monitor vendor advisories for patched releases.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-16219 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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