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CVE-2025-53697 johnson controls: Use of Default Credentials

8.4 high

High (8.4) in johnson controls.

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Use of default credentials vulnerability in Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SE, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2 SE, and Johnson Controls iSTAR Edge G2 allows CAPEC‑560: Use of Default Credentials. This issue affects iSTAR Ultra: before 2.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra SE: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra G2: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra G2 SE: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Edge G2: before 6.9.2.CU02.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.4 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials
OWASP Top 10
A07:2025 Authentication Failures
Published
Assigned by
jci (CNA)
NVD analysis
Awaiting analysis
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Affected

  • johnson controls:istar edge g2
  • johnson controls:istar ultra
  • johnson controls:istar ultra g2
  • johnson controls:istar ultra g2 se
  • johnson controls:istar ultra se

Versions

From the CNA's record in the CVE List.

ProductAffected
Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultrabefore 2.9.2.CU02
Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SEbefore 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2before 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2 SEbefore 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson Controls iSTAR Edge G2before 6.9.2.CU02

ICS advisories (CISA)

AdvisoryTitlePublishedSectorsAffectedFixed
ICSA-25-224-02Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, iSTAR Ultra SE, iSTAR Ultra G2, iSTAR Ultra G2 SE, iSTAR Edge G2 (Update A)2025-08-12Critical ManufacturingJohnson Controls iSTAR Ultra: <=6.9.2.CU02, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SE: <=6.9.2.CU02, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2: <=6.9.2.CU02 and 2 morenone listed

From CISA's ICS advisories (CSAF), provided under CISA's notification. Only the facts are shown; each advisory is on CISA's page. Credits.

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