CVE-2025-53416
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 DTN 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 confidenceDelta Electronics DTN Soft contains a deserialization vulnerability when parsing project files. An attacker can craft a malicious project file that, when opened by a victim, deserializes untrusted data leading to arbitrary code execution on the targeted system.
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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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Confirm DTN Soft installationSearch the system for Delta Electronics DTN Soft - check Program Files directories, look for DTN Soft executables, or run 'Get-ItemProperty' for installed software listing DeltaAffected if DTN Soft is present on the system
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Determine installed versionRight-click the DTN Soft executable and view Properties > Details, or check the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for Delta entriesAffected if Version cannot be determined or falls within an unpatched release range
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Locate project filesSearch for file extensions associated with DTN Soft project files (common patterns include .dtn, .dtp, .prj, or files modified within the DTN Soft application data folder)Affected if Project files with DTN-related extensions exist on the system or in accessible directories
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Verify project file handling is enabledCheck if the DTN Soft application has file association handlers registered for project file types, and whether the deserialization parser is functional (no disabled features preventing file loading)Affected if DTN Soft can open and parse project files through its normal interface
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Inspect application deserialization behaviorMonitor DTN Soft process during project file loading using process monitoring tools - observe if the application performs deserialization of file contents without validationAffected if The application deserializes project file data automatically upon file opening
If Delta Electronics DTN Soft is installed and can open or parse project files, the environment is potentially affected by this deserialization vulnerability.
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 access to DTN Soft and avoid opening project files from untrusted or unknown sources. If available, apply vendor-supplied patches and consider network segmentation for industrial control system environments.
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