# CVE-2022-41688: Missing authorization in InfraSuite Device Master

> Unauthenticated attackers can create admin users in Delta InfraSuite Device Master via malicious serialized objects, leading to full system compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mvhp-p3f4-phmx

## What is CVE-2022-41688?

CVE-2022-41688 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master versions 00.00.01a and prior lack proper authentication for functions that create and modify user groups. An attacker could provide malicious serialized objects that could run these functions without authentication to create a new user and add them to the administrator group.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41688?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Deltaww Infrasuite Device Master.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41688 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master

- [CVE-2023-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39226/): Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master Exposed Dangerous Method Or Function (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47207/): Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-34347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34347/): ​Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1133/): CVE-2023-1133 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1136/): CVE-2023-1136 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41688 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41688 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41688/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41688/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41688
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41688
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41688

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41688/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.