CVE-2022-41778
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 InfraSuite Device Master versions 00.00.01a and prior deserialize user-supplied data provided through the Device-DataCollect service port without proper verification. An attacker could provide malicious serialized objects to execute arbitrary code upon deserialization.
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 InfraSuite Device Master versions 00.00.01a and prior contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in the Device-DataCollect service. The service deserializes user-supplied data without proper validation, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious serialized objects that execute arbitrary code upon deserialization.
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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<= 00.00.01aCVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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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Identify if InfraSuite Device Master is installedCheck for the presence of Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master software on the system. Look in installed programs list, program files directory, or check Windows Services for 'Device-DataCollect' service.Affected if The software and the Device-DataCollect service are present on the system
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Check the installed versionLocate the version information for InfraSuite Device Master. This is typically found in the software's About dialog, in the installation directory's version info, or in Windows Programs and Features. Compare the version number to 00.00.01a.Affected if The installed version is 00.00.01a or any version prior to it
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Verify Device-DataCollect service statusCheck if the Device-DataCollect Windows service is installed and running. Use Services.msc or run 'sc query Device-DataCollect' from an elevated command prompt.Affected if The Device-DataCollect service is installed and running
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Check network exposure of the serviceIdentify which network ports the Device-DataCollect service is listening on. Use 'netstat -anb' or similar network analysis tools to find listening ports associated with the service. Determine if these ports are accessible from untrusted networks.Affected if The Device-DataCollect service is listening on accessible network ports, especially if exposed to untrusted networks
The environment is affected if Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master version 00.00.01a or prior is installed with the Device-DataCollect service running and accessible on the network.
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 dataRestrict network access to the Device-DataCollect service port, implement strict input validation on all deserialized data, and migrate to safer data exchange formats that avoid native deserialization of untrusted data.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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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-2022-41778 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.
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- 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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