CVE-2023-0444Network attack vector

Administrator access via exposed default credentials

Published Jan 24, 2023 · Updated Apr 3, 2025

Privilege escalation in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master 00.00.02a allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator access. The Device-Gateway user-management response sent to the default read-only User account includes the hidden Administrator record and its Base64-encoded password. Read-only access to the web UI is sufficient to recover the default Administrator credential and authenticate with full administrative privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master 00.00.02a allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator access. The Device-Gateway user-management response sent to the default read-only User account includes the hidden Administrator record and its Base64-encoded password. Read-only access to the web UI is sufficient to recover the default Administrator credential and authenticate with full administrative privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0444
Published
Jan 24, 2023
Updated
Apr 3, 2025
Vendor
Delta Electronics, Inc.
Product
InfraSuite Device Master
Classifications
T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master 00.00.02a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Delta Electronics, Inc. · InfraSuite Device Masterversion=Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master 00.00.02a

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1078Valid Accounts

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