CVE-2025-53698
Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability in Johnson Controls...
CVE-2025-53698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Johnson Controls Istar Ultra, published November 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.0 HighCVSS 4.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.16%EPSS, 5th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-53698- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-1299
- Updated
- 2026-11-13
EUVDEUVD-2025-211328
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-211328- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-14
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vmj8-7r4m-rf88
Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability in Johnson Controls...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vmj8-7r4m-rf88- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-1299
- Updated
- 2026-11-14
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-53698- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-1299
- Updated
- 2026-11-13
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| aliases, products, published | EUVD, NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
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