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Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability in Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra and Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SE allows CAPEC‑554: Functionality Bypass.
This issue affects iSTAR Ultra: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra SE: before 6.9.2.CU02.
Severity
- CWE
- CWE-1299 Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
- Published
- Assigned by
- jci (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- johnson controls:istar ultra
- johnson controls:istar ultra se
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra | before 6.9.2.CU02 |
| Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SE | before 6.9.2.CU02 |
ICS advisories (CISA)
| Advisory | Title | Published | Sectors | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICSA-25-224-02 | Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, iSTAR Ultra SE, iSTAR Ultra G2, iSTAR Ultra G2 SE, iSTAR Edge G2 (Update A) | 2025-08-12 | Critical Manufacturing | Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra: <6.9.8, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SE: <6.9.8 | none 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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-457 USB Memory Attacks Likelihood: Low · Severity: High
- CAPEC-554 Functionality Bypass Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.