Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2025-53415

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
Delta Electronics DTM Soft Project File Parsing Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution

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 · moderate confidence

A deserialization vulnerability in Delta Electronics DTM Soft's project file parsing functionality allows remote code execution by opening a specially crafted malicious project file. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of untrusted data during the deserialization process.

MitigationAvoid opening untrusted DTM project files, apply vendor patches when available, and isolate affected systems from untrusted network paths.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Delta DTM Soft is installed
    Check the system for Delta DTM Soft installation directories or look for the application in installed programs (typically under Program Files/Delta Electronics or similar paths). Search for executable files named DTM or related to Delta DTM.
    Affected if Delta DTM Soft is found installed on the system
  2. Determine the installed DTM Soft version
    Right-click on the DTM Soft executable or application, select Properties, and check the Version tab. Alternatively, look for version information in the application's About or Help menu.
    Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or falls within any vulnerable version range for this product
  3. Verify project file parsing usage
    Check for recent .dtm, .dpa, or other Delta project file types that may have been opened. These are the file formats processed by the vulnerable parsing functionality.
    Affected if Project files have been opened using DTM Soft, indicating the vulnerable parsing code was executed
  4. Inspect for suspicious project files
    Examine the DTM project directory for any unexpected or untrusted project files that may have been introduced. The vulnerability is triggered by opening specially crafted malicious project files.
    Affected if Untrusted or suspicious project files are present and may have been opened in DTM Soft

A user is affected if Delta DTM Soft is installed and the application has been used to open project files, particularly from untrusted sources, as this triggers the vulnerable deserialization code path.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Avoid opening untrusted DTM project files, apply vendor patches when available, and isolate affected systems from untrusted network paths.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
Get help mitigating

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $4,224.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2025-53415 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53415 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data