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Delta DIAEnergie EUVDEUVD-2026-85818

| CVE-2026-78308 CRITICAL
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2026-09-24 Deltaww GHSA-5v72-qcrh-8w8r
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Deltaww
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify exposed DIAEnergie endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted auth-bypass request
  3. Exploit
    Obtain privileged unauthenticated access
  4. Execution
    Read/modify energy-management data
  5. Impact
    Disrupt or persist in system

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

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Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against DIAEnergie instances before version 1.11.00.022, per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). The only meaningful limiting factor is reachability: an attacker must have network access to the DIAEnergie service, and DIAEnergie is a niche ICS energy-management product typically deployed on operational/enterprise networks rather than broadly internet-exposed. No user interaction, authentication, or non-default configuration is required to trigger the authentication bypass.

Impact

This is a genuinely high-priority flaw by every static signal, tempered only by product footprint. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, score 9.8) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity authentication bypass requiring no privileges or user interaction and yielding full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability - the classic worst-case profile for an internet- or network-exposed application. The CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) classification is fully consistent with an auth-bypass leading to total system control. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is currently no evidence of active exploitation or automated weaponization; the danger here is potential, not yet observed. Note the disclosure is self-reported by the vendor (Deltaww) via advisory PCSA-2026-00014, which covers a batch (CVE-2026-78308 through 78313) - vendor-reported ICS advisories of this type are historically attractive targets and frequently draw follow-on CISA ICS advisories, so exploitation likelihood may rise once details/patch-diffing spread. The offsetting factor is deployment scale: DIAEnergie is niche industrial energy-management software, so raw 9.8 severity does not equate to broad, internet-wide exploitability. Bottom line: for any organization actually running DIAEnergie this is a patch-now issue; for the general population it is a narrow, sector-specific risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker who can reach a DIAEnergie web/service endpoint sends a crafted request that bypasses the authentication mechanism, gaining privileged access without valid credentials. From there they can read sensitive energy-management data, alter configuration or records, and disrupt the service. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and no-authentication requirement make weaponization straightforward once details circulate.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

Improper authentication in Delta Electronics DIAEnergie before 1.11.00.022 allows authentication bypass, enabling remote attackers to reach protected functionality without valid credentials. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), meaning exploitation requires no authentication, no user interaction, and no non-default configuration - only network reachability to the DIAEnergie service. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV); the practical exposure is limited chiefly by the product's footprint, as DIAEnergie is a niche ICS energy-management platform typically deployed on operational or enterprise networks rather than the public internet.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor patch by upgrading DIAEnergie to version 1.11.00.022 or later; this is the fixed release identified in Delta's advisory PCSA-2026-00014 (https://filecenter.deltaww.com/news/download/doc/Delta-PCSA-2026-00014_DIAEnergie%20Multiple%20Vulberabilities%20(CVE-2026-78308%20~%2078313).pdf), which also addresses the related CVEs bundled in the same bulletin, so a single upgrade covers CVE-2026-78308 through CVE-2026-78313. Vendor-released patch: 1.11.00.022. Until the upgrade can be scheduled, the most effective compensating control is network restriction of the DIAEnergie service: block its listening ports at perimeter and inter-zone firewalls and allow access only from a small set of engineering workstations or a jump host, which directly neutralizes the remote, unauthenticated nature of the bypass; the trade-off is that legitimate remote operators and integrators lose direct access and must route through the permitted hosts, which can complicate support and reporting workflows. Placing DIAEnergie instances in a dedicated, tightly segmented network zone limits lateral movement if the bypass is used as an initial foothold, at the cost of additional firewall rule management. Disabling or firewalling any internet-facing or DMZ deployment should be treated as mandatory rather than optional given the 9.8 severity. Finally, review DIAEnergie access and audit logs for anomalous or unauthenticated requests and consider credential rotation for accounts reachable through the bypassed authentication layer, since an attacker who used the flaw may have established access that persists after patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

DIAEnergie 0 <1.11.00.022

Affected Packages

euvd diaenergie fix: 1.11.00.022

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): the DIAEnergie application fails to correctly verify that a caller is who it claims to be, so requests that should be rejected outright are instead processed as though they came from a trusted operator. Because the vulnerability stems from missing or bypassable authentication logic rather than a memory-safety bug or injection flaw, the consequence is unauthenticated access to application functionality rather than code execution through a specific malformed input. DIAEnergie is Delta Electronics' industrial energy-management system used for meter data collection, demand analysis and reporting in manufacturing and utility environments, and it exposes a network-facing service through which operators and integrators interact with the platform. Delta's advisory PCSA-2026-00014 is a consolidated bulletin covering CVE-2026-78308 through CVE-2026-78313, indicating that this authentication bypass was remediated alongside several related vulnerabilities in the same DIAEnergie release. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:deltaww:diaenergie:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a version wildcard, meaning the advisory treats all builds prior to the fixed release as potentially affected. The CVSS vector's PR:N and UI:N metrics confirm that no credentials and no victim interaction are required, which is consistent with an authentication-bypass primitive reachable directly over the network.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Deltaww) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Network-reachable auth bypass with no privileges or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) grants full application compromise, so C:H/I:H/A:H; scope unchanged as impact stays within the application.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Deltaww).

CVSS VectorVendor: Deltaww

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 24, 2026 - 10:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 24, 2026 - 08:35 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Authentication vulnerability in DIAEnergie allows Authentication Bypass.

This issue affects DIAEnergie: before 1.11.00.022.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Delta Electronics DIAEnergie, an ICS energy-management platform, is affected by a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2026-78308) that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access protected functionality. For organizations using this platform, successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of energy management systems, disrupting operations and exposing sensitive data. As there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no vendor-released patch, leadership should enforce strict network isolation and monitor vendor channels for updates.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include isolating DIAEnergie systems from untrusted networks, restricting access to trusted administrative networks only, implementing firewall rules to limit traffic to necessary ports and IPs, enabling authentication logging and monitoring for anomalous activity, and applying virtual patching or intrusion prevention signatures if available.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche industrial energy-management (ICS) software, sector-specific deployment
Social Media
6
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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