CVE-2026-21662: CWE-434 Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in Johnson Controls FM Systems Employee
CVE-2026-21662 is a medium severity vulnerability in Johnson Controls FM Systems Employee that allows unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types. This could enable attackers to upload malicious files. The issue affects versions before 2025.3.1. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-21662 in Johnson Controls FM Systems Employee involves unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types, classified under CWE-434. This flaw allows potentially malicious files to be uploaded without proper validation or restriction. The affected product versions are those prior to 2025.3.1. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (medium severity), indicating a network attack vector with low complexity but requiring high privileges and partial user interaction. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges and partial user interaction could upload malicious files to the affected system, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability does not require user privileges beyond high-level access and does not impact availability or system confidentiality significantly according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict file upload permissions to trusted users only and implement additional file validation controls if possible.
CVE-2026-21662: CWE-434 Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in Johnson Controls FM Systems Employee
Description
CVE-2026-21662 is a medium severity vulnerability in Johnson Controls FM Systems Employee that allows unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types. This could enable attackers to upload malicious files. The issue affects versions before 2025.3.1. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-21662 in Johnson Controls FM Systems Employee involves unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types, classified under CWE-434. This flaw allows potentially malicious files to be uploaded without proper validation or restriction. The affected product versions are those prior to 2025.3.1. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (medium severity), indicating a network attack vector with low complexity but requiring high privileges and partial user interaction. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges and partial user interaction could upload malicious files to the affected system, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability does not require user privileges beyond high-level access and does not impact availability or system confidentiality significantly according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict file upload permissions to trusted users only and implement additional file validation controls if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- jci
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-02T13:23:28.170Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6cf74bbf32cb7a34294813
Added to database: 07/31/2026, 19:28:11 UTC
Last enriched: 07/31/2026, 19:35:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 20:17:48 UTC
Views: 2
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