CVE-2025-53415
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 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 confidenceA 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.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Delta DTM Soft is installedCheck 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
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Determine the installed DTM Soft versionRight-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
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Verify project file parsing usageCheck 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
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Inspect for suspicious project filesExamine 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.
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 dataAvoid opening untrusted DTM project files, apply vendor patches when available, and isolate affected systems from untrusted network paths.
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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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