CVE-2022-2969 ICSA-22-307-03 Delta Industrial Automation DIALink Path traversal

High 8.1 Published 1 Dec 2022 Updated 16 Apr 2025

Attackers can exploit path traversal in Delta DIALink to access or modify files outside the restricted directory, impacting industrial automation systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-2969?

CVE-2022-2969 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Delta Industrial Automation DIALink, published on 1 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Delta Industrial Automation DIALink versions prior to v1.5.0.0 Beta 4 uses an external input to construct a pathname intended to identify a file or directory located underneath a restricted parent directory. However, the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname, which can cause the pathname to resolve to a location outside of the restricted directory.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2969?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Deltaww Dialink.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-2969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c28m-8g89-fpm5.